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Famous people · Wallington

4 famous people were born in Wallington

Most widely known is Henry Helstoski, the American lawyer and politician, with articles in 4 languages. Behind the leader come Ed Sanicki and Frankie Perez. Per head, the list is long: 3.4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5. The earliest on the list is George Fischbeck, born in 1922, and the youngest Frankie Perez, born in 1989.

#1 best knownHenry HelstoskiPolitics & Law · 1925–1999
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Henry Helstoski
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
George Fischbeck
Youngest
1989
Frankie Perez
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Wallington

Henry Helstoski has articles in 4 languages, Ed Sanicki in 2 and Frankie Perez in 2.

Henry Helstoski#1
Politics & Law

Henry Helstoski

1925–1999

American lawyer and politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
ES#2
Sports

Ed Sanicki

1923–1998

Baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FP#3
Writing & Arts

Frankie Perez

born 1989

Mixed martial artist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Wallington’s famous people were born

Count by decade and the 1920s come out on top, with 3 births.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Henry Helstoski
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What Wallington is known for

Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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 Wallington

1 more, best known first.

GF

George Fischbeck

1922–2015

American weather presenter

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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The fullest list close by belongs to Passaic, with 58.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wallington 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.

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