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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 baseball — 7.7× 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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0004 WRESTLER

Kevin Nash

Born 1959

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0006 ACTOR

Richard Kind

Born 1956

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0007 WRITER

Mitch Albom

Born 1958

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0009 ECONOMIST

Greg Mankiw

Born 1958

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0012 MAGISTRAT

Samuel Alito

Born 1950

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0014 ACTOR

Sharon Mitchell

Born 1956

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0023 ACTOR

Roxanne Hart

Born 1952

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0038 MUSIC

Carman (singer)

Born 1956

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0046 ZOOLOGIST

May Berenbaum

Born 1953

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0061 ACTOR

Carol Connors (actress)

Born 1952

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0068 ACTOR

Vernee Watson-Johnson

Born 1954

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0092 BUSINESS

Patricia Russo

Born 1952

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0107 COACH

Charlie Weis

Born 1956

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0109 MUSIC

Drew Gress

Born 1959

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0110 MUSIC

Michael Ray (trumpeter)

Born 1952

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0113 BASKET

Hollis Copeland

Born 1955

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0124 WRITER

Mark SaFranko

Born 1951

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0134 SAXOPHONIST

Bob Sheppard (musician)

Born 1952

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0140 NOVELIST

Terence Faherty

Born 1954

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0142 LAWYER

William L. O'Brien

Born 1951

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0156 POLITICIAN

Douglas Palmer

Born 1951

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0171 NEUROSCIENTIST

Richard Cytowic

Born 1952

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0178 WRITER

Edward Bloor

Born 1950

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0184 HURDLER

Deby LaPlante

Born 1953

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0200 ACADEMIC

Jeanne Liedtka

Born 1955

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0204 ACADEMIC

Jeffrey Stout

Born 1950

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0218 ARTIST

Michael Masley

Born 1952

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0222 FOOTBALL

Glenn Myernick

1954 - 2006

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0228 BASEBALL

Wayne Krenchicki

1954 - 2018

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0236 DIPLOMAT

Bisa Williams

Born 1954

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0237 DRIVER

Jimmy Horton

Born 1956

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0243 FOOTBALL

Les Strayhorn

Born 1951

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0245 WRITER

Francess Lantz

1952 - 2004

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0248 ACTOR

Luc Wylder

Born 1958

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0250 FOOTBALL

Bobby Smith (soccer)

Born 1951

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0260 PLAYWRIGHT

Ifa Bayeza

Born 1958

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0262 SKATER

Andrew Stroukoff

Born 1950

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0281 LAWYER

Geoffrey Berman

Born 1959

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0283 LAWYER

Anne M. Patterson

Born 1959

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0284 LAWYER

George Oros

Born 1954

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0290 JOURNALIST

David Bird (journalist)

1959 - 2014

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0292 POLITICIAN

Eric Jackson (mayor)

Born 1959

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0305 POLITICIAN

Robin L. Titus

Born 1954

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0321 BASEBALL

Gerry Davis (outfielder)

Born 1958

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0323 WRITER

Janis Hirsch

Born 1950

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0325 ETHOLOGIST

Walter Wilczynski

Born 1952

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0331 POLITICIAN

Tom Goodwin (New Jersey politician)

Born 1951

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0338 ACTOR

Mark Hsu Syers

1950 - 1983

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0341 FOOTBALL

Mick Caba

Born 1950

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0344 ACTIVIST

Lawrence Rockwood

Born 1958

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0349 POLITICIAN

Matthew N. Wright

Born 1959

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0359 GUITAR

T.J. Tindall

1950 - 2016

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0360 FOOTBALL

Billy Gazonas

Born 1956

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0370 HANDBALL

Cynthia Stinger

Born 1958

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0373 FOOTBALL

Kevin Welsh

Born 1953

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0386 FOOTBALL

Jim McKeown (soccer)

Born 1956

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