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Famous people · Whippany
3 famous people call Whippany their birthplace
Dan Frischman, the American actor, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. Second and third on the list are Harry Fanok and Brian Saxton. The earliest on the list is Harry Fanok, born in 1940, and the youngest Brian Saxton, born in 1972. The list comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Dan Frischman
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1940
Harry Fanok
Youngest
1972
Brian Saxton
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Whippany
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Whippany is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Close by, Hanover Township counts 9 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whippany 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 (3)
- Mahlon Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Krakowski: watchwithkristin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie Pollack: Federal Highway Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons