#1Notable
Virginia Apgar
1909–1974American obstetrical anesthesiologist
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Famous people · Westfield
32 famous people were born in Westfield, more of them performers than in most towns
Virginia Apgar, the American obstetrical anesthesiologist, is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles Addams and Andrew McCarthy. 11 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The list comes to 10.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey.
Born here
32
notable people
Best known
Virginia Apgar
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1815
John Scudder
Youngest
2011
Benjamin Pajak
Most common field
Writing & Arts
7 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Westfield’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 7 of the 32, 2.3 times the usual share.Known worldwideVirginia Apgar has an article in 53 languages, more than anyone else from here.Still making namesThe most recent birth on the list came in 2011, among 13 since 1950.A chosen home4 more notable people chose to live in Westfield, including Thomas Howard Kean Jr..
★ What stands out · Known for
What Westfield is known for
Westfield has 2.3× the usual share of performers.
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 Westfield
Virginia Apgar leads with articles in 53 languages, ahead of Charles Addams (34) and Andrew McCarthy (33).
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Through the years
When Westfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1910s, at 4.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Westfield
29 more, best known first.
Christian J. Lambertsen
1917–2011Diving engineering pioneer, inventor of first scuba device
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John Scudder
1815–1869American master builder who was prominent in the second half of the 19th century
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Carolyn Beebe
1873–1950American pianist (1873-1950); founder of the New York Chamber Music Society in 1915
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Ephraim Scudder
1819–1872NotableWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Westfield home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Thomas Howard Kean Jr. the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Scotch Plains Township, with 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westfield 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 (16)
- Virginia Apgar: March of Dimes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Addams: Photo by Irving Penn 1947, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sinclair Dietz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Edwards: NBC Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- P. Roy Vagelos: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian J. Lambertsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Bunce: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Lonsdale: Danwalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Ruotolo: Montclair0055, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rebecca Morse: Puffycoombes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Chapman Foster: White House Photo Office Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Beebe: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Howard Kean Jr.: Office of Congressman Tom Kean, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas W. Osborn: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Toni Kalem: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons