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Summit, New Jersey ranks 2,021st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Langenburg, Tanta, and Manacor. Memorable people born in Summit, New Jersey include Meryl Streep, William Larned, and Gerard Way. Memorable people who died in Summit, New Jersey include John DeLorean and Ralph Hartley. Summit, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors and tennis players and the death place of many businesspeople and inventors. Summit, New Jersey is located in United States.

Summit is the northernmost city of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area. Situated on a ridge in northern-central New Jersey, the city is located within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions, and also borders both Essex and Morris counties in the Passaic Valley region. Summit is a commercial hub and commuter town for New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 22,719, an increase of 1,262 (+5.9%) from the 2010 census count of 21,457, which in turn reflected an increase of 326 (+1.5%) from the 21,131 counted in the 2000 census. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 1872 and 1982, Summit, New Jersey was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Meryl Streep, William Larned, and Gerard Way. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Summit, New Jersey including John DeLorean and Ralph Hartley.

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Most individuals born in present day Summit, New Jersey were actors (4), tennis players (1), singers (1), and writers (1),  while most who died were businesspeople (1) and inventors (1).

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Summit, New Jersey since 1700.