40.9156° N, 74.1631° W
PATERSON
Most Famous People Born in Paterson, United States
- Notable people
- 331
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- Median birth year
- 1941
- Most distinctive
- Baseball 5.8×
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.
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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Randy Edelman
Born 1947
Joan Roughgarden
Born 1946
Alexander Berzin (scholar)
Born 1944
Bernard F. Schutz
Born 1946
Michael Apple
Born 1942
David Rosenfelt
Born 1949
Alfred Sole
Born 1943
Joseph Cortese
Born 1948
H. Jay Melosh
1947 - 2020
Michael Hossack
1946 - 2012
Diana G. Gallagher
Born 1946
W. Cary Edwards
1944 - 2010
Eugene O'Brien (composer)
Born 1945
Daniel Moerman
Born 1941
Nicholas Samra
Born 1944
Jimmy Charles
Born 1942
Johnny Briggs (baseball)
Born 1944
Nora Kelly (writer)
Born 1945
Maria Mazziotti Gillan
Born 1940
Vincent Baggetta
1944 - 2017
Don Brautigam
1946 - 2008
Mike Jackson (left-handed pitcher)
Born 1946
Bruce Jankowski
Born 1949
Jack LaSota
Born 1941
Nicholas Garaufis
Born 1948
Andy Degroat
Born 1947
Bob DeVos
Born 1946
Larry Hand
Born 1940
Richard Fire
1945 - 2015
Doug Momary
Born 1947
John Girgenti
Born 1947
Joseph Brain (academic)
Born 1940
Henri S. Rauschenbach
Born 1947
Gerald Ash
Born 1942
Laurie Fendrich
Born 1948
Rachel Guido deVries
Born 1947