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Famous people · Ridgefield Park
Ridgefield Park counts 6 famous people, first among them Richard Easterlin
At the top of the list is the American economist Richard Easterlin, covered in 10 languages. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Per head, the list is long: 4.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Richard Easterlin
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
George Lowe
Youngest
1983
Daniel Ruch
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Ridgefield Park
The three are covered in 10, 5 and 4 languages: Richard Easterlin, Kevin Larmee and Daniel Ruch.
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Through the years
When Ridgefield Park’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ridgefield Park is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.4 times.
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 Ridgefield Park
The rest number 3, with 2 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Ridgefield Park.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgefield 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 (6)
- Kevin Larmee: Susan Isono, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milt Gaston: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Nelson: Decca Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Darrow: RKO Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Lema: Bchelnit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Bennett: White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons