#1Famous people · West New York
Of the 10 famous people born in West New York, an unusual share are athletes
The best known is the American conductor Walter Hendl, with articles in 14 languages. From Harry Otis in 1886 to Maria T. Abreu in 1966, the births cover 80 years. The list comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey. Fewer than a quarter of the 437 towns in New Jersey with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Walter Hendl
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Harry Otis
Youngest
1966
Maria T. Abreu
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about West New York’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What West New York is known for
West New York has 1.7× the usual share of athletes.
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 West New York
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When West New York’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in West New York
The rest number 7, with 4 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called West New York home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Albio Sires the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Union City leads the towns around it, with 29 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West New York 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)
- Walter Hendl: Beth Maxwell Boyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mahnken: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albio Sires: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelica M. Jimenez: Mark Olsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur L. Ross Jr.: US Department of Commerce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Owen Brennan: U.S Government employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons