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Famous people · Park Ridge
Park Ridge counts 4 famous people, first among them Matt Turner
At the top of the list is the American soccer player Matt Turner, covered in 36 languages. Second and third on the list are Brian Cushing and Stephanie Ruhle. Births span 1975 to 1994, from Stephanie Ruhle to Matt Turner. For every 10,000 residents there are 4.3 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Matt Turner
in 36 Wikipedia languages
First
1975
Stephanie Ruhle
Youngest
1994
Matt Turner
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Park Ridge
Ranked by languages covered: Matt Turner with 36, then Brian Cushing with 8 and Stephanie Ruhle with 4.
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Through the years
When Park Ridge’s famous people were born
4 were born since 1970, and the 1980s alone saw 2.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Park Ridge is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.1 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Park Ridge
1 more, best known first.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Hillsdale leads the towns around it, with 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Park Ridge 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)
- Brian Cushing: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Noone: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alecko Eskandarian: Css71588, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelman: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons