Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield, New Jersey ranks 4,109th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nanning, Knidos, and El Salvador. Memorable people born in Westfield, New Jersey include Virginia Apgar, Charles Addams, and Andrew McCarthy. Westfield, New Jersey has been the birth place of many physicians, and comic artists. Westfield, New Jersey is located in United States.
Westfield is a town in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 31,032, an increase of 716 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 30,316, which in turn reflected an increase of 672 (+2.3%) from the 29,644 counted in the 2000 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1909 and 1962, Westfield, New Jersey was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Virginia Apgar, Charles Addams, and Andrew McCarthy.
People Born in Westfield, New Jersey
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Virginia Apgar
PHYSICIAN
1909 - 1974
HPI: 73.02
Rank: 1
Charles Addams
COMIC ARTIST
1912 - 1988
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2
Andrew McCarthy
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 3
Walt Hansgen
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1966
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Westfield, New Jersey were physicians (1), comic artists (1), actors (1), and racing drivers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Westfield, New Jersey, including Andrew McCarthy. Whereas, throughout history, physicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Westfield, New Jersey, including Virginia Apgar.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Westfield, New Jersey since 1700.
