#1Famous people · Roselle
Joe Caroff tops a list of 12 famous people born in Roselle
At the top of the list is the American graphic designer Joe Caroff, covered in 10 languages. Chris McGarry, the actor, comes second, with Charles August Sulzer third. Between 1920 and 1969, 6 were born, the most of any period. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Joe Caroff
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Charles August Sulzer
Youngest
2000
Neal Pogue
What stands out about Roselle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Roselle’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1920s than in any other decade: 3.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Roselle
Ranked by languages covered: Joe Caroff with 10, then Chris McGarry with 7 and Charles August Sulzer with 5.
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#3Politics & Law
Charles August Sulzer
1879–1919Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from Alaska Territory
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What Roselle is known for
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Still to come: 9 more, from 1918 to 2000.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roselle 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 (9)
- Joe Caroff: Simone Bloch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles August Sulzer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barron Miles: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendall James: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jake McClung, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Dawn Reinhart: Zondervan. international Christian media and publishing company located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Holley: User:Minnick7509, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Dobbs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Pogue: Ana Gibert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Murray Butler: Auguste Léon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons