#1Famous people · Suffern
Performers stand out among the 28 famous people born in Suffern
Most widely known is Valerie Harper, the American actress, with articles in 34 languages. Second and third on the list are Dave Annable and Jean Muir. Since 1970, 13 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents there are 24.5 on the list, well above the typical New York town’s 3.9.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Valerie Harper
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Gottfried de Purucker
Youngest
2000
Patricia Salkin
Most common field
Sports
10 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Suffern’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Suffern is known for
Suffern has 2.6× 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.
Through the years
When Suffern’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 8 births.
SportsFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Suffern
The three best known are all performers.
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Suffern
25 more, from 1874 to 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Suffern home
Born elsewhere, Girard Brown Henderson lived here.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Suffern.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Suffern 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)
- Valerie Harper: photograph: Maggie from Palm Springs, United States derivative work: Wildhartlivie, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Annable: U.S. Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Muir: Warner Bros.; photographer unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudio Sanchez: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Caffery: James Phelps, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Lawler: New York State Young Republicans, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Radziwill: Gigimadison (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons