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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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0016 THEOLOGIAN

Peter Kreeft

Born 1937

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0017 PUBLISHED

Don Martin (cartoonist)

1931 - 2000

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0026 POLITICIAN

Bill Pascrell

Born 1937

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0032 HISTORIAN

Gabriel Kolko

1932 - 2014

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0033 ATHLETIC

Tom Waddell

1937 - 1987

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0036 ATHLETIC

Dave Sime

1936 - 2016

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0037 ACTOR

Joan Carroll

1932 - 2016

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0043 NOVELIST

Edna Buchanan

Born 1939

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0046 ACTOR

Sue Ane Langdon

Born 1936

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0063 FILM

Stephanie Rothman

Born 1936

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0068 HISTORIAN

H. Paul Varley

1931 - 2015

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0069 JOURNALIST

Richard Kluger

Born 1934

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0079 ECONOMIST

Karl Shell

Born 1938

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0088 LAWYER

Edward L. Masry

1932 - 2005

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0098 POLITICIAN

Karin Stoltenberg

1931 - 2012

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0102 OCEANOGRAPHER

Joseph Pedlosky

Born 1938

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0117 MUSIC

Ed Polcer

Born 1937

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0128 CASTING DIRECTOR

Louis DiGiaimo

1938 - 2015

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0134 MUSIC

Jerrold Northrop Moore

Born 1934

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0143 BASEBALL

Ron Perranoski

1936 - 2020

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0146 BASEBALL

Tom Acker

Born 1930

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0147 CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Michael H. Moskow

Born 1938

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0152 PLAYWRIGHT

Tom Cole (writer)

1933 - 2009

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0162 BASKET

Ken Rohloff

Born 1939

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0171 INTELLIGENCE

James A. Williams

Born 1932

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0210 LAWYER

Edward C. Schmults

Born 1931

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0211 EXECUTIVE

John J. Byrne

1931 - 2013

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0224 POLITICIAN

Tim Hill (politician)

Born 1936

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0244 PROFESSOR

Leonard A. Cole

Born 1933

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0247 CHEMIST

Larry Taylor (geochemist)

1938 - 2017

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0266 BUSINESS

Vince Naimoli

1937 - 2019

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0267 BASEBALL

Joe Cunningham (baseball)

Born 1931

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0274 MUSIC

Bill LaVorgna

1933 - 2007

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0280 POLITICIAN

Joseph Bubba

Born 1938

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0307 POLITICIAN

Richard W. DeKorte

1936 - 1975

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