#1Film, TV & Stage
Robert Wuhl
born 1951American actor, comedian and writer
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Famous people · Union Township
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Union Township
Best known of all is Robert Wuhl, written about in 24 languages. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Jay Eaton to Zidane Yáñez, the births on the list run from 1899 to 2008. Per head, the list is long: 1.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Robert Wuhl
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Jay Eaton
Youngest
2008
Zidane Yáñez
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Union Township’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Union Township is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.6 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 Union Township
Two of the three are performers.
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Everyone else born in Union Township
Here are 6 more, born from 1959 to 2008.
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A chosen home
Also called Union Township home
One more notable person made the town home: Joseph Cryan.
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Famous people from the towns next door
8 towns around it have someone on record.
ElizabethNicholas Murray Butler & 32 more
Irvington TownshipDean Malenko & 31 moreIMMaplewood TownshipIbtihaj Muhammad & 25 more
Springfield TownshipToni Kalem & 7 moreMGHillside TownshipMichael V. Gazzo & 4 more
VauxhallLawrence E. Roberts & 1 more
Millburn TownshipJames C. Fletcher & 1 more
KenilworthTony SiragusaFrom Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union Township 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 (13)
- Robert Wuhl: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Eaton: Warren Doane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Simon-Miller: Smackwell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darnell Stapleton: Eldorado Owens, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Roberson: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otega Oweh: Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Crane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Cryan: New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Murray Butler: Auguste Léon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Malenko: REW ( Revolution Eastern Wrestling), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Kalem: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence E. Roberts: US Air Force photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Fletcher: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Siragusa: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons