#1Famous people · Rutherford
16 famous people come from Rutherford, William Carlos Williams the best known
William Carlos Williams, the American poet, is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. The largest group, 7, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Over 171 years of births, the list goes from Daniel Van Winkle (1816) to Corey Wootton (1987). 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
William Carlos Williams
in 65 Wikipedia languages
First
1816
Daniel Van Winkle
Youngest
1987
Corey Wootton
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Rutherford’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Rutherford
Counted by languages, William Carlos Williams is ahead of John Marin and Steve Maclin: 65, 21 and 10.
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#3Through the years
When Rutherford’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsNotableWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawFaithMilitaryScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rutherford is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 6 people.
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 Rutherford
Here are 13 more, born from 1816 to 1987.
Louis Frey, Jr.
1934–2019Member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida
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Wilhelmina Marguerita Crosson
1900–1991Educator, school administrator, civic worker
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Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr.
1919–1996Member of the New Jersey Senate; president (and son of founder) of Becton Dickinson
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A chosen home
Also called Rutherford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Rutherford, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Rutherford.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rutherford 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 (13)
- William Carlos Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Marin: Alfred Stieglitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Maclin: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Herrmann: mjl816 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Wootton: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crowbar: ZekeDane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Frey, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Calvin J. Spann: United States Army Air Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Remington Vernam: French Air Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Victori: Victor victori, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Farmiga: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Fumero: Adweek, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Powers: John Jewell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons