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Famous people · Summit
Of the 61 famous people born in Summit, an unusual share are writers and artists
The best known is the American actor James Sie, with articles in 64 languages. Gerard Way and Sean Baker follow. From William Larned to Olivia Miles, the births on the list run from 1872 to 2003. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 31 in all.
Born here
61
notable people
Best known
James Sie
in 64 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
William Larned
Youngest
2003
Olivia Miles
Most common field
Sports
24 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Summit’s famous people
Known worldwideJames Sie is written about in 64 languages.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2003, among 40 since 1950.A town of writers and artists13 of the 61 people born here are writers and artists, 2.1× the usual share.A chosen home3 more notable people chose to live here, Ice-T among them.
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Summit
James Sie has articles in 64 languages, Gerard Way in 49 and Sean Baker in 42.
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Through the years
When Summit’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 13 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Summit is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 2.1 times as common.
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 Summit
Of the other 58, 24 are athletes.
Levin Hicks Campbell
born 1927United States federal judge from Massachusetts
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Summit home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Summit, though born elsewhere.
Eric Munoz
1947–2009Physician and member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Short Hills lists the most people: 11.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summit 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 (26)
- Gerard Way: Thatcommonkid, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mariann Budde: Nbf2926, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Larned: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Smith: The original uploader was David Shankbone at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Marguerite Courtot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyce Budd: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Winthrop Palmer: Wide World Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alina Habba: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles R. Jackson: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Austin: scott mecum, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dayton Lummis: TV episode screenshot (NBC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nikki M. James: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olivia Miles: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Paulus: Lisa G Bauer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Edwards: Linkracer (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haley Peters: Chris93, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levin Hicks Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marshall Curry: Sizzlipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Colt: Clara E. Sipprell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rat Skates: Kundrat Productions LLC, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Cramer: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick McHale: Peter Dzubay, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Kalem: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Gimple: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Riggs: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Fletcher: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons