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Famous people · Passaic
58 famous people from Passaic, many of them performers
The best known is the American actress Zoe Saldaña, with articles in 81 languages. Second place goes to the American actor Paul Rudd, third to Liza Weil. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 39 of them. From Alexander M. Quinn in 1866 to Ronnie Ash in 1988, the births cover 122 years.
Born here
58
notable people
Best known
Zoe Saldaña
in 81 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
Alexander M. Quinn
Youngest
1988
Ronnie Ash
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
21 people
What stands out about Passaic’s famous people
A town of performersAmong the 58 people born here, 21 are performers: 3.8 times the usual share.Known worldwideZoe Saldaña is written about in 81 languages.Still making namesSince 1950, 24 of them have been born here, the latest in 1988.58 notable peoplePassaic lists 58 notable people, more than most towns.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Passaic is known for
Passaic has 3.8× the usual share of performers.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Passaic
Zoe Saldaña has articles in 81 languages, Paul Rudd in 78 and Liza Weil in 33.
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#3Through the years
When Passaic’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 9.
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Everyone else born in Passaic
55 more, from 1866 to 1988.
Robert L. Clifford
1924–2014Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
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Close by, the fullest list is Clifton’s, at 27 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Passaic 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 (18)
- Liza Weil: MrSchimpf ([email protected]), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Albom: Frypie, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael J. Pollard: Distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millie Perkins: Twentieth Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saul Zaentz: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Fagen: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diane Guerrero: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Rosenberg: It was made available by the Flickr user sagindie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Piscopo: Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Ramone: Mabg1989, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel Wales: First National Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherwood Schwartz: Nicolj, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justina Valentine: Mnv1027, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Goldberger: Cooper Hewitt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Ash: Phil Roeder from Des Moines, IA, USA, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Farmiga: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Carlos Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Helstoski: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons