#1Famous people · Watchung
The 5 famous people born in Watchung, led by Laura Prepon
Articles in 62 languages make the American actress and director Laura Prepon the best known. Harold Norman Moldenke is second and David Palmer third. Born in 1894, Edward Longstreet Bodin is the first name on record, and Laura Prepon, born in 1980, the most recent. Per head, the list is long: 7.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Laura Prepon
in 62 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Edward Longstreet Bodin
Youngest
1980
Laura Prepon
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
What stands out about Watchung’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Watchung
Laura Prepon leads with articles in 62 languages, ahead of Harold Norman Moldenke (11) and David Palmer (5).
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Through the years
When Watchung’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1980s, at 1.
Film, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Watchung is known for
The largest field is Film, TV & Stage, with 2 people.
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 Watchung
2 more, best known first.
Edward Longstreet Bodin
1894–1983American mystery writer, spiritualist, politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Watchung 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 (6)
- Laura Prepon: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Longstreet Bodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Evans: Steve Schapiro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Osborn: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John DiMaggio: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Gimple: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons