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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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0002 SCREENWRITER

J. Michael Straczynski

Born 1954

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0009 ACTOR

Charlie Adler

Born 1956

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0010 ACTOR

Mindy Sterling

Born 1953

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0012 AUTHOR

Michael Wolff (journalist)

Born 1953

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0019 MUSIC

Frankie Ruiz

1958 - 1998

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0023 ASTRONAUT

Kathryn D. Sullivan

Born 1951

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0028 POLITICIAN

Robert Torricelli

Born 1951

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0035 ACTOR

Ron Cephas Jones

Born 1957

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0044 COMPOSER

Anthony Davis (composer)

Born 1951

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0051 SURGEON

Bill Mallon

Born 1952

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0054 ACTOR

Floyd Vivino

Born 1951

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0055 JOURNALIST

Joseph Farah

Born 1954

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0060 AEROSPACE

Mark L. Polansky

Born 1956

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0062 BIOLOGIST

Vincent Racaniello

Born 1953

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0066 MUSIC

Zoogz Rift

1953 - 2011

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0075 FOOTBALL

Bruce Arians

Born 1952

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0103 POET

Peter Cole

Born 1957

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0105 ENTREPRENEUR

Jeff Bewkes

Born 1952

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0115 STATE TROOPER

Bob Delaney (basketball)

Born 1951

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0124 FOOTBALL

Bruce Huther

Born 1954

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0135 SINGER

Jimmy Vivino

Born 1955

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0138 MUSIC

Pete Bremy

Born 1952

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0142 CURATOR

Bruce Conforth

Born 1950

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0145 BASKET

Tom Barrise

Born 1954

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0148 BOXER

Dan Duva

1951 - 1996

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0149 COMPOSER

Larry Hochman

Born 1953

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0155 DRIVER

Brett Hearn

Born 1958

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0156 PRODUCER

Jon Herington

Born 1954

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0163 LAWYER

Barry Ted Moskowitz

Born 1950

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0167 CHEMIST

Ralph Nuzzo

Born 1954

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0177 BASEBALL

Steve Nicosia

Born 1955

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0180 PAINTER

Ellen Berkenblit

Born 1958

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0181 POET

Phillis Levin

Born 1955

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0194 LAWYER

Jaynee LaVecchia

Born 1954

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0196 FILM

Rick Schmidlin

Born 1954

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0214 BASEBALL

Steve Ratzer

Born 1953

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0220 RADIO

Bob Enyart

Born 1959

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0222 BASEBALL

Glenn Borgmann

Born 1950

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0230 BOXER

Dino Duva

Born 1958

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0240 WRITER

Agnes Rossi

Born 1959

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0250 SINGER

Jerry Vivino

Born 1954

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0257 LAWYER

David Chesnoff

Born 1955

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0264 LAWYER

Norman M. Robertson

Born 1951

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0273 POLITICIAN

Warren Van Wyck

Born 1952

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0288 POLITICIAN

Art Feltman

Born 1958

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0293 BASKET

Tony Murphy (basketball)

Born 1957

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0294 MATHEMATICIAN

Don Blasius

Born 1950

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0296 SONGWRITER

Son Lewis

Born 1951

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0304 SINGER

Jimmy White (singer)

Born 1955

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0321 MAYOR

Jeffery Jones (mayor)

Born 1958

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