#1Film, TV & Stage
Michael Pitt
born 1981American actor, model and musician
34 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · West Orange Township
32 famous people were born in West Orange Township, more of them performers than in most towns
With articles in 34 languages, Michael Pitt is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Laura San Giacomo and Joan Caulfield. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 20 of them. From Amos Alonzo Stagg in 1862 to Belmar Joseph in 2005, the births cover 143 years.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Michael Pitt
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1862
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Youngest
2005
Belmar Joseph
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about West Orange Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What West Orange Township is known for
Compared with the usual town, performers are the most over-represented field, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When West Orange Township’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1920s, at 8.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawNotableScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFaithBusinessMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in West Orange Township
Michael Pitt, Laura San Giacomo and Joan Caulfield are written about in 34, 31 and 23 languages.
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#3Film, TV & Stage
Joan Caulfield
1922–1991American actress and former fashion model
23 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in West Orange Township
29 more, from 1862 to 2005.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called West Orange Township home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Colin Dibley the best known.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Montclair Township, with 41.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Orange 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 (18)
- Michael Pitt: Thomas Peter Schulz at https://www.flickr.com/photos/t_p_s/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura San Giacomo: Samhsa, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joan Caulfield: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Byrne: John Flores from Somerville, NJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Austin: PhotoKishimoto Co., Ltd., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Alonzo Stagg: Theodore C. Marceau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Gethard: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Rosen: Provided by SKDKnickerbocker, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Stern: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- PlaqueBoyMax: JD Sports, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin Dibley: Koen Suyk / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Lederberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Kushner: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Mohr: Morten Skovgaard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Fletcher: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Brodeur: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons