Somerset’s famous people span 103 years: 3 births from 1745 to 1848

At the top of the list is the American lawyer Garret S. Cannon, covered in 2 languages. Behind the leader come Isaac Morrison and William Osborne McDowell. Of the bordering towns, New Brunswick has the longest list: 42, with Michael Douglas at the top. For every 10,000 residents there are 1.3 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.