Famous people born near Upper Montclair
In New Jersey, 432 towns have someone on the list. Joshua Lederberg leads the 41 names listed next door in Montclair Township. No entry yet names Upper Montclair as a birthplace. The longest list in New Jersey is Hackensack’s, with 62 names.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Upper Montclair), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Upper Montclair has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Upper Montclair
The fullest list close by belongs to Montclair Township, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Montclair 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 (2)
- Joshua Lederberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Farmiga: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

