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Famous people · Waldwick
3 famous people call Waldwick their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American basketball player Jack Hewson, covered in 6 languages. Second place goes to the photographer Jim Alexander, third to Dave Fiore. Next door, Ridgewood lists 34, led by Brian Williams. Over 50 years of births, the list goes from Jack Hewson (1924) to Dave Fiore (1974).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jack Hewson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Jack Hewson
Youngest
1974
Dave Fiore
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Waldwick
By how many languages cover them, Jack Hewson comes first (6), then Jim Alexander (3) and Dave Fiore (2).
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What Waldwick is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Of the towns around it, Ridgewood has the most on record: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waldwick 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 (4)
- Jim Alexander: Jima5432, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tara Reid: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Terhune: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Matheson: JaSunni at PicasaWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons