#15 famous people call Wenonah their birthplace
Tim Squyres, the American film editor, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second place goes to the American physical educator Ethel A. Grosscup, third to Joe Solecki. Births span 1891 to 1993, from Ethel A. Grosscup to Joe Solecki. No town in New Jersey lists more than Hackensack, with 62.
What stands out about Wenonah’s famous people
When Wenonah’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Wenonah
Counted by languages, Tim Squyres is ahead of Ethel A. Grosscup and Joe Solecki: 9, 3 and 3.
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#2What Wenonah is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Wenonah
A further 2 follow, born between 1891 and 1921.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Sewell has the most people on record, 5 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wenonah 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 (5)
- Tim Squyres: Montclair Film, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel A. Grosscup: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Steuber: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony DeAngelo: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac T. Hopper: William Page, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

