#1Famous people · Hewlett
5 famous people come from Hewlett, Errol Morris the best known
Errol Morris, the American filmmaker and writer, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. The next two names are Eric Ridder and Michael Doneger. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 3 in all. The earliest on the list is Eric Ridder, born in 1918, and the youngest Michael Doneger, born in 1986.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Errol Morris
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Eric Ridder
Youngest
1986
Michael Doneger
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
2 people
The best known
Born in Hewlett
Languages with an article: 24 for Errol Morris, 12 for Eric Ridder, 6 for Michael Doneger.
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#3Through the years
When Hewlett’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
Film, TV & StageSportsWriting & ArtsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hewlett is known for
Performers are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Hewlett
2 more, from 1934 to 1937.
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Of the towns nearby, 6 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hewlett 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 (7)
- Errol Morris: Bridget Laudien, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Doneger: Laxcountry23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Breuer: Aas425 (Credit: Tracy Ketcher), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Keeshan: Alan C. Teeple, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Milk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie Severin: MichaelNetzer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Phillip Haskell: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons