#1Famous people · Salem
Leaders stand out among the 29 famous people born in Salem
At the top of the list is the American ice hockey player Johnny Gaudreau, covered in 24 languages. Behind the leader come Orlando Jordan and Benjamin H. Brewster. The list runs from Thomas Carpenter, born in 1752, to Jonathan Taylor, born in 1999. The largest group, 11, was born in the early republic.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Johnny Gaudreau
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
Thomas Carpenter
Youngest
1999
Jonathan Taylor
Most common field
Politics & Law
11 people
What stands out about Salem’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Salem is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Salem
Ranked by languages covered: Johnny Gaudreau with 24, then Orlando Jordan with 19 and Benjamin H. Brewster with 12.
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#3Through the years
When Salem’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 4 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Salem
26 more, from 1752 to 1999.
Clement Hall Sinnickson
1834–1919New Jersey politician, United States Representative
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Meg Burton Cahill
born 1954American politician who served as Arizona State Senator
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Robert Gibbon Johnson
1771–1850American gentleman farmer, historian, horticulturalist, judge, soldier and statesman
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Pennsville Township has the most on record, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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 (16)
- Johnny Gaudreau: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Jordan: Thecabinet.jpg: Original uploader was Mshake3 at en.wikipedia derivative work: Techarrow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin H. Brewster: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Barber Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Romano: Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Taylor: Brady Klain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Hughes: Ambassador William J. Hughes., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander G. Cattell: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Ambrose Barber: David H. Carroll, Thomas G. Boggs, authors. B. F. Johnson, Inc. (Baltimore, MD), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rock: PHOTOGEAPHED BY RICHARDS, PHILADELPHIA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Hall Sinnickson: Lewis Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Q. Keasbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lydell Mitchell: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Cassaday Cattell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bailey: New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hires: Lewis Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons