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Famous people · South Plainfield
3 famous people call South Plainfield their birthplace
The best known is the American bassist Greg Garbowsky, with articles in 4 languages. Josh Pauls, the American ice sledge hockey player, comes second, with Patrick J. Diegnan third. The nearest list is next door in Edison Township: 27 names, starting with Mike Vallely. Births span 1949 to 1992, from Patrick J. Diegnan to Josh Pauls.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Greg Garbowsky
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1949
Patrick J. Diegnan
Youngest
1992
Josh Pauls
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in South Plainfield
Ranked by languages covered: Greg Garbowsky with 4, then Josh Pauls with 3 and Patrick J. Diegnan with 3.
#2
#3Politics & Law
Patrick J. Diegnan
born 1949New Jersey State Assemblyman, 18th Legislative District
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What South Plainfield is known for
Musicians are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Of the towns around it, Edison Township has the most on record: 27.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Plainfield 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 (4)
- Josh Pauls: Connormah, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick J. Diegnan: New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Vallely: J-Ros at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Marie: Gore De Vol, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons