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Famous people · Ridgewood
34 famous people were born in Ridgewood, more of them performers than in most towns
Articles in 27 languages make the American TV news anchor Brian Williams the best known. From Elizabeth Hawes to Frankie Jonas, the births on the list run from 1903 to 2000. 15 were born in 1970 or later. Between 1920 and 1969, 17 were born, the most of any period.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Brian Williams
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
Elizabeth Hawes
Youngest
2000
Frankie Jonas
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Ridgewood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Ridgewood is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 2.8 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Ridgewood’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1960s, at 6.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineMilitaryBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ridgewood
By how many languages cover them, Brian Williams comes first (27), then Frankie Jonas (26) and Jeffrey Nordling (26).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Ridgewood
31 more, from 1903 to 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ridgewood home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Alan Finder.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Glen Rock has the most on record: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgewood 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 (10)
- Frankie Jonas: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Donovan: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Byrne: Henk Bezemer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Heyward: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Lutter: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas McGuire: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Tahan: Anna Hanks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Reid: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Terhune: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Raji: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons