#1Famous people · Wayne Township
Of the 14 famous people born in Wayne Township, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American soccer coach Pellegrino Matarazzo, covered in 21 languages. Second and third on the list are Susan Walsh and Bryan Miller. Most were born since 1970: 11 of them. Danielle Staub (1958) and Gordon Graceffo (2000) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Pellegrino Matarazzo
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1958
Danielle Staub
Youngest
2000
Gordon Graceffo
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
3
notable residents
What stands out about Wayne Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wayne Township’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wayne Township is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2 times.
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 Wayne Township
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Wayne Township
Of the other 11, 8 are athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Wayne Township home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 3 in all, led by Queen Latifah.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Totowa’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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)
- Pellegrino Matarazzo: Jeollo von VfB-exklusiv.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryan Miller: mark6mauno, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marina Alex: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nickolette Driesse: RonJonMan from Tallahassee, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paulie Harraka: Paulie Harraka and Reed Sorenson at Dover International Speedway.jpg: Dough4872 derivative work: The Bushranger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Šaćir Hot: F. Vera | DailyHarrison.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Pantale: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Staub: Joella Marano, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Paul Rudolph: Eshaan0231, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Queen Latifah: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Jeter: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Kiick: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Greczek: ColeTrain4EVER, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons