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Famous people · Stratford

7 famous people from Stratford, many of them athletes

Articles in 27 languages make the American actress and talk show host Kelly Ripa the best known. Second place goes to the American Hall of Fame basketball player Tamika Catchings, third to Mike Daniels. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. For every 10,000 residents there are 10 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.

#1 best knownKelly RipaFilm, TV & Stage · born 1970
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7
notable people
Best known
Kelly Ripa
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1970
Kelly Ripa
Youngest
1996
Juwan Johnson
Most common field
Sports
6 people

What stands out about Stratford’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Stratford’s famous people were born

The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 4.

The American centuryToday195020002050Tamika CatchingsMike DanielsJuwan Johnson
SportsFilm, TV & Stage

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Stratford is known for

Athletes stand out most, at 2.4 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 Stratford

Two of the three are athletes.

Kelly Ripa#1
Film, TV & Stage

Kelly Ripa

born 1970

American actress and talk show host

27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Tamika Catchings#2
Sports

Tamika Catchings

born 1979

American Hall of Fame basketball player

27 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Mike Daniels#3
Sports

Mike Daniels

born 1989

American football player

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Stratford

4 more, best known first.

Juwan Johnson

Juwan Johnson

born 1996

American football player

Julian Talley

Julian Talley

born 1989

American football player

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Brett Laxton

born 1973

American baseball player

LD

Lee DeRamus

born 1972

American football player

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The neighbour with the most names is Gloucester Township, at 2.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stratford 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.

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