#1Famous people · Ridgefield
2 famous people call Ridgefield their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American soccer player Chris Lema, covered in 5 languages. The list has one more: the baseball player Bob Schroder. Of the bordering towns, North Bergen Township has the longest list: 12, with John Owen Brennan at the top. Bob Schroder (1944) and Chris Lema (1996) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Chris Lema
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1944
Bob Schroder
Youngest
1996
Chris Lema
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Ridgefield
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Close by, North Bergen Township counts 12 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgefield 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)
- Chris Lema: Bchelnit, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Owen Brennan: U.S Government employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Rizzo: Festival Eurockéennes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Bennett: White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons