#1Famous people · Old Tappan
Old Tappan is the birthplace of 3 famous people
Most widely known is Sophia Hennion Eckerson, the American botanist, with articles in 6 languages. Close behind are David Berkowitz and Rob Segedin. Harrington Park, which borders it, has 6 on its list, the best known Jimmy Lydon. From Sophia Hennion Eckerson in 1866 to Rob Segedin in 1988, the births cover 122 years.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Sophia Hennion Eckerson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Sophia Hennion Eckerson
Youngest
1988
Rob Segedin
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Old Tappan
Ranked by languages covered: Sophia Hennion Eckerson with 6, then David Berkowitz with 3 and Rob Segedin with 2.
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#3Sports
Rob Segedin
born 1988American professional baseball third baseman and left fielder
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Of the towns around it, Harrington Park has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Tappan and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Sophia Hennion Eckerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Segedin: 3.26 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelman: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons