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Paterson, New Jersey ranks 471st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Setagaya, Ufa, and Almaty. Memorable people born in Paterson, New Jersey include Frederick Reines, William Graham Sumner, and Kathryn D. Sullivan. Memorable people who died in Paterson, New Jersey include Charles Joughin, Garret Hobart, and Wallace Roney. Paterson, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many chefs, and politicians. Paterson, New Jersey is located in United States.

Paterson is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, Paterson was the state's third-most-populous municipality, with a population of 159,732. an increase of 13,533 (+9.3%) from the 2010 census count of 146,199, which in turn reflected a decline of 3,023 (-2.0%) from the 149,222 counted in the 2000 census. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 156,452 for 2023, making it the 168th-most populous municipality in the nation. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1840 and 2000, Paterson, New Jersey was the birth place of 30 globally memorable people, including Frederick Reines, William Graham Sumner, and Kathryn D. Sullivan. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Paterson, New Jersey including Charles Joughin, Garret Hobart, and Wallace Roney.

People Born in Paterson, New Jersey

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Paterson, New Jersey were actors (10), musicians (4), physicists (2), astronauts (2), and philosophers (2),  while most who died were chefs (1), politicians (1), and musicians (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Paterson, New Jersey, including Ron Cephas Jones, Mindy Sterling, and Patrick Warburton. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Paterson, New Jersey, including Lou Costello, Ron Cephas Jones, and Mindy Sterling.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Paterson, New Jersey since 1700.