Paterson, New Jersey
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
Go to all RankingsFrederick Reines
PHYSICIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 1
William Graham Sumner
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1840 - 1910
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2
Kathryn D. Sullivan
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 3
Lou Costello
ACTOR
1906 - 1959
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 4
David Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1992
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5
Joseph Keller
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 6
Randy Edelman
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 7
Oliver Macdonald
ATHLETE
1904 - 1973
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 8
Ron Cephas Jones
ACTOR
1957 - 2023
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 9
Alexander Berzin
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 10
J. Michael Straczynski
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 11
Mindy Sterling
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Paterson, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsDavid Miller
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1992
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5
Jillian Armenante
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 21
John Pizzarelli
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 31.53
Rank: 25
Tim Thomas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 23.88
Rank: 27
Jacqueline Dubrovich
FENCER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 30
People Deceased in Paterson, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsCharles Joughin
CHEF
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 1
Garret Hobart
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 2
Wallace Roney
MUSICIAN
1960 - 2020
HPI: 36.56
Rank: 3
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).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 11 globally memorable people born in Paterson, New Jersey since 1700.