#1Famous people · Princeton
10 famous people were born in Princeton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Rod Thorn, the American basketball player, with articles in 13 languages. Second and third on the list are William Eskridge and John Woods. The earliest on the list is John Woods, born in 1898, and the youngest Eric Porterfield, born in 1974. 5 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Rod Thorn
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
John Woods
Youngest
1974
Eric Porterfield
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Princeton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Princeton’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Princeton
Counted by languages, Rod Thorn is ahead of William Eskridge and John Woods: 13, 4 and 3.
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Known for
What Princeton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
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 Princeton
7 more, best known first.
Eric Porterfield
born 1974American politician and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Willard R. Laughon
1911–1999NotableWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Princeton 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 (3)
- Rod Thorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Eskridge: Bigiduz, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Kendrick: Mwinog2777, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons