#1Famous people · Wildwood
Athletes stand out among the 8 famous people born in Wildwood
Most widely known is Frank Vogel, the American basketball coach, with articles in 19 languages. Jordan Hall is second and Randy Beverly third. From Joseph R. Applegate in 1925 to Jordan Hall in 2002, the births cover 77 years. Per head, the list is long: 15.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Frank Vogel
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1925
Joseph R. Applegate
Youngest
2002
Jordan Hall
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Wildwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Wildwood’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1970s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wildwood is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
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 Wildwood
By how many languages cover them, Frank Vogel comes first (19), then Jordan Hall (6) and Randy Beverly (5).
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Everyone else born in Wildwood
The rest number 5, with 2 athletes among them.
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A chosen home
Also called Wildwood home
One more notable person made the town home: Sue Lowden.
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Of the towns around it, Middle Township has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wildwood 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)
- Frank Vogel: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Hall: Editorofthewiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Sheldon: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons