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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 baseball5.8× 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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Showing 32 of 331 notable people

0004 COMEDIAN

Patrick Warburton

Born 1964

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0018 SINGER

John Pizzarelli

Born 1960

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0029 ACTOR

Jillian Armenante

Born 1968

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0040 SINGER

Adeva

Born 1960

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0048 JOURNALIST

Elizabeth Vargas

Born 1962

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0052 ACTOR

Jeff Chase

Born 1968

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0065 ACTOR

Anne Bobby

Born 1967

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0067 SINGER

Sybil (singer)

Born 1965

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0108 ACTOR

Kathy Wakile

Born 1965

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0122 ATHLETIC

Mike Buncic

Born 1962

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0137 LAWYER

Patty Shwartz

Born 1961

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0157 FILM

Dante Tomaselli

Born 1969

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0161 SKI

Ted Langlois

Born 1968

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0175 THEATRE

Barry Edelstein

Born 1965

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0179 SINGER

Maxine Jones

Born 1962

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0184 COMPOSER

George Earth

Born 1966

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0185 BASKET

Michael Polite

Born 1968

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0195 LAWYER

Michael A. Shipp

Born 1965

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0199 POLITICIAN

Benjie E. Wimberly

Born 1964

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0201 DIPLOMAT

Arthur Lenk

Born 1964

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0202 LAWYER

Michael Weiner (executive)

1961 - 2013

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0204 POLITICIAN

Kevin Lembo

Born 1963

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0206 SONGWRITER

Darren Lighty

Born 1969

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0208 FILM

Gregory Perler

Born 1962

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0218 GUITAR

Clarence Spady

Born 1961

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0221 MUSIC

Viti Ruiz

Born 1966

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0246 REPUBLICAN

Kevin J. Rooney

Born 1960

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0249 KAMPF

Christian Henry Tobler

Born 1963

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0253 HISTORIAN

Myles Jackson

Born 1964

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0279 FOOTBALL

Kazbek Tambi

Born 1961

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0286 ACTOR

Neal Matarazzo

Born 1962

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0301 AUTHOR

Rocco Silano

Born 1962

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