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PATERSON

Most Famous People Born in Paterson, United States

Notable people
331
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1941
Most distinctive
Baseball 5.8×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Paterson during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Paterson Is Known For

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Politician is Paterson's biggest profession — 10% of all notables (33).

Paterson over-indexes on baseball — 5.8× the global rate.

Paterson under-produces football — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician33
  2. Football25
  3. Actor24
  4. Lawyer23
  5. Baseball22
  6. Music13
  7. Basket13
  8. Film9
  1. Baseball225.8×
  2. Screenwriter64.2×
  3. Lawyer234.0×
  4. Physicist53.6×
  5. Basket133.1×
  6. Music132.8×
  7. Film92.2×
  8. Athletic71.9×
  1. Football250.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Paterson's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0001 PLAYWRIGHT

Allen Ginsberg

1926 - 1997

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0011 POLITICIAN

Frank Lautenberg

1924 - 2013

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0014 MATHEMATICIAN

Joseph Keller

1923 - 2016

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0021 POLITICIAN

William E. Simon

1927 - 2000

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0024 GUITAR

Bucky Pizzarelli

1926 - 2020

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0061 ARCHITECT

Natalie de Blois

1921 - 2013

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0072 CARTOONIST

Hy Eisman

Born 1927

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0074 MATHEMATICIAN

Herbert Keller

1925 - 2008

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0084 AUTHOR

Thaddeus Golas

1924 - 1997

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0119 FOOTBALL

Sisto Averno

1925 - 2012

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0166 POLITICIAN

Robert Pitofsky

1929 - 2018

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0178 BASEBALL

Danny O'Connell

1927 - 1969

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0188 JOURNALIST

James Colaianni

1922 - 2016

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0190 MANAGER

Marty Blake

1927 - 2013

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0198 FOOTBALL

Bill Pellington

1927 - 1994

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0217 POET

Simon Perchik

Born 1923

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0243 PSYCHOLOGIST

Herman H. Spitz

Born 1925

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0254 POLITICIAN

Frank X. Graves Jr.

1923 - 1990

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0255 BOTANIST

William Louis Stern

Born 1926

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0270 PIANIST

Ralph Martin (Pianist)

1926 - 2018

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0291 BROTHER

John Frederick Sytsma

1921 - 2007

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0299 REPUBLICAN

William W. Evans Jr.

1921 - 1999

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0306 MAGIC

Herb Zarrow

1925 - 2008

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0315 BUSINESS

Joe Taub

1929 - 2017

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