#1Politics & Law
Wilbur L. Ross Jr.
born 1937United States 39th Secretary of Commerce
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Famous people · Weehawken Township
19 famous people were born in Weehawken Township, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Wilbur L. Ross Jr. is the best known, with articles in 31 languages. Second place goes to the American computer scientist Edward Feigenbaum, third to Frank Tashlin. Births span 1902 to 1998, from Francis Bitter to Justin Casquejo. 5 of them are leaders, more than in any other field.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Wilbur L. Ross Jr.
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Francis Bitter
Youngest
1998
Justin Casquejo
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Weehawken Township
Wilbur L. Ross Jr. leads with articles in 31 languages, ahead of Edward Feigenbaum (30) and Frank Tashlin (25).
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#2Science & Medicine
Edward Feigenbaum
born 1936American computer scientist
30 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
FT#3
Through the years
When Weehawken Township’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1920s than in any other ten years, 6 in all.
Politics & LawNotableScience & MedicineMusicSportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Weehawken Township is known for
Weehawken Township has 2.9× the usual share of musicians.
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 Weehawken Township
The other 16 span the years 1902 to 1998.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Weehawken Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Weehawken Township, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Hoboken, with 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weehawken 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 (8)
- Wilbur L. Ross Jr.: US Department of Commerce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Feigenbaum: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kate Pierson: Monicanationmonicanation, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerard Schwarz: Michele Rushworth, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julen Luis Arizmendi Martínez: Federació d'Escacs Valls d'Andorra, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter: U.S. Gov., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Sinatra: Photograph by Capitol Records, per a credit found in the 1959 edition of the International Celebrity Register at page 696. No known source credits an individual photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Hendl: Beth Maxwell Boyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons