West Orange, New Jersey
West Orange, New Jersey ranks 2,917th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Prince's Palace of Monaco, Velletri, and Tibet. Memorable people born in West Orange, New Jersey include Laura San Giacomo, Michael Pitt, and Joan Caulfield. Memorable people who died in West Orange, New Jersey include Thomas Edison, George B. McClellan, and Horace Ashenfelter. West Orange, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and astronauts and the death place of many inventors, and military personnels. West Orange, New Jersey is located in United States.
West Orange is a suburban township in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 48,843, an increase of 2,636 (+5.7%) from the 2010 census count of 46,207, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,264 (+2.8%) from the 44,943 counted in the 2000 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1922 and 1981, West Orange, New Jersey was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Laura San Giacomo, Michael Pitt, and Joan Caulfield. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in West Orange, New Jersey including Thomas Edison, George B. McClellan, and Horace Ashenfelter.
People Born in West Orange, New Jersey
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Laura San Giacomo
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 1
Michael Pitt
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 2
Joan Caulfield
ACTOR
1922 - 1991
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 3
Mark Kelly
ASTRONAUT
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 4
Ben Barres
BIOLOGIST
1954 - 2017
HPI: 34.92
Rank: 5
Leo Fitzpatrick
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 33.67
Rank: 6
People Deceased in West Orange, New Jersey
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Thomas Edison
INVENTOR
1847 - 1931
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 1
George B. McClellan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1826 - 1885
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 2
Horace Ashenfelter
ATHLETE
1923 - 2018
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day West Orange, New Jersey were actors (4), astronauts (1), and biologists (1), while most who died were inventors (1), military personnels (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in West Orange, New Jersey, including Laura San Giacomo, Michael Pitt, and Leo Fitzpatrick. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day West Orange, New Jersey, including Laura San Giacomo, Michael Pitt, and Joan Caulfield.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in West Orange, New Jersey since 1700.
