#1Barbara Bennett tops a list of 2 famous people born in Palisades Park
At the top of the list is the American actress Barbara Bennett, covered in 20 languages. The only other name is the American film editor Barbara McLean. Born in 1903, Barbara McLean is the first name on record, and Barbara Bennett, born in 1906, the most recent. Fort Lee’s list, next door, has 10 names, Jac Schaeffer first among them.

Born in Palisades Park
#1Who’s the most famous person from Palisades Park?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Fort Lee counts 10 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palisades Park 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 (4)
- Barbara Bennett: White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jac Schaeffer: Jac_Schaeffer.jpg: Saskia Batugowski from Ixelles derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Darrow: RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lema: Bchelnit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons


