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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0002 JUDGE

Antonin Scalia

1936 - 2016

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0003 OFFICER

Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.

1934 - 2012

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0032 PHOTOGRAPHER

Peter Hujar

1934 - 1987

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0069 FOOTBALL

Gene Hickerson

1935 - 2008

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0118 COMPOSER

John Coates Jr.

1938 - 2017

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0137 CEO

Robert Stempel

1933 - 2011

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0150 PRIEST

Edward Kmiec

1936 - 2020

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0190 AUTHOR

Nancy Wood (author)

1936 - 2013

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0221 ARCHITECT

Robert Muir Graves

1930 - 2003

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0230 BASEBALL

Joe Schaffernoth

1937 - 2016

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0242 OCEANOGRAPHER

Peter A. Rona

1934 - 2014

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0247 HITMAN

Pat Spirito

1939 - 1983

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0261 POLITICIAN

Paul Kramer

1933 - 2020

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0266 POLITICIAN

Rex Barnett

Born 1938

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0286 FOOTBALL

Gary Lowe

1934 - 2017

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0328 BASEBALL

John Easton (baseball)

1933 - 2001

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0332 POLITICIAN

Peter Inverso

Born 1938

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0334 POLITICIAN

Anthony Melio

1932 - 2012

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0347 LAWYER

Gerald R. Stockman

Born 1935

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0355 ARMY

Ben H. Love

1930 - 2010

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0402 POLITICIAN

John K. Rafferty

Born 1938

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0403 POLITICIAN

Gerard S. Naples

1937 - 2018

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