Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0Phillipsburg has yet to put a famous person on the list
Next door, Easton lists 45, led by James McKeen Cattell. The longest list of any town in New Jersey belongs to Hackensack, with 62. After Hackensack, the next longest list in New Jersey is Summit’s, with 61. 436 towns in New Jersey have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Phillipsburg), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Phillipsburg has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Phillipsburg
The longest list nearby is Easton’s, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Phillipsburg 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 (2)
- James McKeen Cattell: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Knecht Bachman: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons