#1Famous people · Morristown
13 famous people were born in Morristown, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Jane Wagner, the American writer and director, is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Close behind are James Henry Mays and Arnold W. Bunch Jr.. The list runs from James Henry Mays, born in 1868, to Brett Martin, born in 1995. The biggest group are athletes: 6.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Jane Wagner
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1868
James Henry Mays
Youngest
1995
Brett Martin
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Morristown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Morristown’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Morristown
Three names lead: Jane Wagner (15 languages), James Henry Mays (8) and Arnold W. Bunch Jr. (4).
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What Morristown is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 times.
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Everyone else born in Morristown
Still to come: 10 more, from 1909 to 1995.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morristown 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 (4)
- Jane Wagner: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Henry Mays: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold W. Bunch Jr.: Chad Trujillo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Sanders: Kentucky National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons