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Famous people · Hillside
Hillside has just one famous person to its name: Irv Waldron
In 1872, the American baseball player Irv Waldron was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. 2 languages have an article about them. Over the border in Kingston, 58 names are on record, led by Peter Bogdanovich.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Irv Waldron
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Irv Waldron
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Hillside
A chosen home
Also called Hillside home
Born elsewhere, Lydia Avery Coonley Ward lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hillside 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 (2)
- Lydia Avery Coonley Ward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Bogdanovich: The original uploader was Eliaws at English Wikipedia. (Original text: User:Eliaws), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons