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John Augspurger Farm No. 2 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFamous people · Trenton
Trenton’s famous people span 118 years: 4 births from 1879 to 1997
Zach Apple, the American swimmer, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Second and third on the list are Wayne Ratliff and Joe Hedges. The list’s best known name, Zach Apple, dates from 1997. 2 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Zach Apple
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1879
Ollie Johns
Youngest
1997
Zach Apple
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Trenton
Ranked by languages covered: Zach Apple with 19, then Wayne Ratliff with 5 and Joe Hedges with 2.
WR#2
JH#3
Through the years
When Trenton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1990s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
SportsScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Trenton is known for
Share of Trenton’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Trenton
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trenton 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.