#1Famous people · Trenton
Of the 30 famous people born in Trenton, an unusual share are performers
Dennis Rodman, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. Close behind are Antonin Scalia and Richard Kind. 19 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births span 1820 to 2002, from Augustus Washington to Athing Mu.
Born here
30
notable people
Best known
Dennis Rodman
in 62 Wikipedia languages
First
1820
Augustus Washington
Youngest
2002
Athing Mu
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Trenton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Trenton is known for
Set against the usual town, performers come out 3.2 times as common.
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 Trenton
The three are covered in 62, 53 and 50 languages: Dennis Rodman, Antonin Scalia and Richard Kind.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Antonin Scalia
1936–2016Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016
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RK#3
Through the years
When Trenton’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 5 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicNotableMilitaryFaithBusinessScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Trenton
The other 27 span the years 1820 to 2002.
Samuel Alito
born 1950Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Jake Weary
born 1990American actor, musician, singer-songwriter and music producer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Trenton home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Lucille Ball.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Morrisville lists the most people: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trenton 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 (11)
- Dennis Rodman: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonin Scalia: Steve Petteway, photographer, Supreme Court of the United States[1] (See [2]), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Schafer: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Alito: Steve Petteway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Athing Mu: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Antheil: Berenice Abbott, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Ball: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Asher Roth: Asher Roth, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davon Reed: Paulou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Schuler: Jssfrk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons