#1Famous people · Piscataway Township
15 famous people were born in Piscataway Township, more of them performers than in most towns
Most widely known is Lisa Marie, the American model and actress, with articles in 25 languages. 10 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Over 259 years of births, the list goes from Edward Antill (1742) to Isaiah Wong (2001). For every 10,000 residents there are 2.4 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Lisa Marie
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1742
Edward Antill
Youngest
2001
Isaiah Wong
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Piscataway Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Piscataway Township’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Piscataway Township is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 2.8 times.
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 Piscataway Township
Counted by languages, Lisa Marie is ahead of Asjha Jones and Isaiah Wong: 25, 17 and 11.
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Everyone else born in Piscataway Township
A further 12 follow, born between 1742 and 1990.
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A chosen home
Also called Piscataway Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Piscataway Township, though born elsewhere.
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New Brunswick has the longest list next door: 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Piscataway Township 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 (12)
- Lisa Marie: Gore De Vol, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Wong: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Bacelar: Photo from www.lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Scoble: Robert Scoble, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Wilson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Davis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachael Hip-Flores: The Bui Brothers, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Douglas: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Vallely: J-Ros at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Frelinghuysen: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Nagy: Adam Schultz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Mohler: myuzeme, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons