#1Famous people · Westwood
James Gandolfini and 9 more famous people were born in Westwood
93 languages have an article about the American actor James Gandolfini. Steven Knapp, born in 1951, is the earliest name and Vicente Luque, born in 1991, the latest. More than half were born since 1970, 6 in all. Only 82 of the 436 towns in New Jersey with anyone on record list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
James Gandolfini
in 93 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
Steven Knapp
Youngest
1991
Vicente Luque
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Westwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Westwood
Counted by languages, James Gandolfini is ahead of Robert Sean Leonard and Vicente Luque: 93, 54 and 10.
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Through the years
When Westwood’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 3.
Film, TV & StageSportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Westwood is known for
Westwood has 3.2× 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Westwood
7 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Westwood home
Born elsewhere, James O'Keefe lived here.
James O'Keefe
born 1984American investigative journalist, filmmaker, and political activist
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The longest list nearby is Hillsdale’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westwood 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 (9)
- James Gandolfini: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sean Leonard: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Delaney: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Knapp: Federal Communications Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Malatras: Corning Community College, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James O'Keefe: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen Noone: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Fogelman: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Raji: SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons