Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey ranks 1,139th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guantánamo, Växjö, and Shrewsbury. Memorable people born in Montclair, New Jersey include Joshua Lederberg, Donna Leon, and Michael Spence. Memorable people who died in Montclair, New Jersey include Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., Henry Gantt, and Hellmuth Walter. Montclair, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and biologists and the death place of many engineers, and athletes. Montclair, New Jersey is located in United States.
Montclair is a township in Essex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated on the cliffs of the Watchung Mountains, Montclair is a commercial and cultural hub of North Jersey and a diverse bedroom community of New York City within the New York metropolitan area. The township is the home of Montclair State University, the state's second-largest university. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1887 and 1980, Montclair, New Jersey was the birth place of 13 globally memorable people, including Joshua Lederberg, Donna Leon, and Michael Spence. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Montclair, New Jersey including Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr., Henry Gantt, and Hellmuth Walter.
People Born in Montclair, New Jersey
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Joshua Lederberg
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2008
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 4
Donna Leon
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 12
Michael Spence
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 10
John C. Bogle
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2019
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 7
Elaine Stewart
ACTOR
1930 - 2011
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 6
Joseph Lamb
COMPOSER
1887 - 1960
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 8
Richard Burgi
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 1
Peter Greene
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 11
Kal Penn
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 13
Barbara Bonney
SINGER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 3
Bob Bradley
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 2
Trevor Moore
ACTOR
1980 - 2021
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 9
People Deceased in Montclair, New Jersey
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Frank Bunker Gilbreth Sr.
ENGINEER
1868 - 1924
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 4
Henry Gantt
ENGINEER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 3
Hellmuth Walter
ENGINEER
1900 - 1980
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 5
Roelof Klein
ATHLETE
1877 - 1960
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 6
Lin Carter
WRITER
1930 - 1988
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 2
Ted Curson
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2012
HPI: 23.09
Rank: 1
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Montclair, New Jersey were actors (6), biologists (1), writers (1), economists (1), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were engineers (3), athletes (1), writers (1), and musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Montclair, New Jersey, including Elaine Stewart, Richard Burgi, and Peter Greene. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Montclair, New Jersey, including Elaine Stewart, Richard Burgi, and Peter Greene.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Montclair, New Jersey since 1700.
