39.9945° N, 76.6409° W

TRENTON

Most Famous People Born in Trenton, United States

Notable people
403
Peak decade
1950s
Median birth year
1946
Most distinctive
Baseball 7.7×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Trenton Is Known For

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Politician is Trenton's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (47).

Trenton over-indexes on baseball7.7× the global rate.

Trenton under-produces writer — only 0.7× the global rate.

  1. Politician47
  2. Actor39
  3. Football36
  4. Baseball35
  5. Basket25
  6. Lawyer21
  7. Music11
  8. Writer9
  1. Baseball357.7×
  2. Skater66.2×
  3. Basket254.9×
  4. Wrestler53.9×
  5. Officer83.0×
  6. Lawyer213.0×
  7. Music111.9×
  8. Actor391.8×
  1. Writer90.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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Showing 23 of 403 notable people

0010 ACTOR

Ernie Kovacs

1919 - 1962

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0050 NOVELIST

Peter Taylor (writer)

1917 - 1994

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0091 TRUMPET

Yank Lawson

1911 - 1995

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0097 DIPLOMAT

Sol Linowitz

1913 - 2005

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0102 POLITICIAN

Frank Thompson

1918 - 1989

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0138 ENGINEER

Robert Furman

1915 - 2008

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0151 UFOLOGIST

Orfeo Angelucci

1912 - 1993

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0157 WISSENSCHAFTLER

Margaret Thompson

1911 - 1992

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0176 ASTRONOMER

George T. Reynolds

1917 - 2005

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0180 BASKET

George Sauer

1910 - 1994

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0210 JOURNALIST

Hal Call

1917 - 2000

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0229 BASEBALL

George Case

1915 - 1989

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0293 MILITAR

William J. Johnston

1918 - 1990

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0294 DIPLOMAT

Henry W. Antheil Jr.

1912 - 1940

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0298 BASEBALL

Carl Miles

1918 - 2016

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0340 FOOTBALL

George Nemchik

1915 - 1988

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0353 POLITICIAN

Arthur John Holland

1918 - 1989

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0358 DIPLOMAT

Richard Funkhouser

1917 - 2008

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0362 POLITICIAN

Sido L. Ridolfi

1913 - 2004

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0372 BASEBALL

Ed Leip

1910 - 1983

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0381 BASKET

Nick Frascella

1914 - 2000

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0384 FOOTBALL

Ralph Hatley

1913 - 2001

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0393 NUMISMATIST

Margaret E. Thompson

1911 - 1992

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