Camden, New Jersey
Camden, New Jersey ranks 1,739th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Malé, La Spezia, and Nicaea. Memorable people born in Camden, New Jersey include Joanna Cassidy, Andrea Dworkin, and Buddy Rogers. Memorable people who died in Camden, New Jersey include Walt Whitman, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Ted Meredith. Camden, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and writers and the death place of many writers, and boxers. Camden, New Jersey is located in United States.
Camden is a city in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan region. The city was incorporated on February 13, 1828. Camden has been the county seat of Camden County since the county's formation on March 13, 1844. The city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. Camden is made up of over 20 neighborhoods, and is part of the South Jersey region of the state. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1921 and 1988, Camden, New Jersey was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Joanna Cassidy, Andrea Dworkin, and Buddy Rogers. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Camden, New Jersey including Walt Whitman, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Ted Meredith.
People Born in Camden, New Jersey
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Joanna Cassidy
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1
Andrea Dworkin
WRITER
1946 - 2005
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2
Buddy Rogers
WRESTLER
1921 - 1992
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 3
Phil Zimmermann
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 4
Buddy DeFranco
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 5
Lola Falana
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 6
Jordan Burroughs
WRESTLER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 7
Matthew Quick
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.02
Rank: 8
Sheena Tosta
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 24.68
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Camden, New Jersey
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Walt Whitman
WRITER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 1
Jersey Joe Walcott
BOXER
1914 - 1994
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 2
Ted Meredith
ATHLETE
1891 - 1957
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Camden, New Jersey were actors (2), writers (2), wrestlers (2), computer scientists (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were writers (1), boxers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Camden, New Jersey, including Joanna Cassidy, and Lola Falana. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Camden, New Jersey, including Joanna Cassidy, and Lola Falana.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Camden, New Jersey since 1700.
