New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey ranks 889th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Stockton, California, Funabashi, and Kherson. Memorable people born in New Brunswick, New Jersey include Michael Douglas, Alan Guth, and Joe Pass. Memorable people who died in New Brunswick, New Jersey include John Horton Conway, John Tukey, and Dith Pran. New Brunswick, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and physicists and the death place of many mathematicians, and chemists. New Brunswick, New Jersey is located in United States.
New Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. A regional commercial hub for Central New Jersey, the city is both a college town and a commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area. New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor rail line, 27 miles (43 km) southwest of New York City. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River in the heart of the Raritan Valley Region. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1821 and 1999, New Brunswick, New Jersey was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Michael Douglas, Alan Guth, and Joe Pass. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in New Brunswick, New Jersey including John Horton Conway, John Tukey, and Dith Pran.
People Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
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Michael Douglas
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 5
Alan Guth
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 12
Joe Pass
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1994
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 3
Paul Wesley
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 10
William Henry Vanderbilt
BUSINESSPERSON
1821 - 1885
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 18
Tim Howard
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 8
James P. Johnson
MUSICIAN
1894 - 1955
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 2
Robert Pastorelli
ACTOR
1954 - 2004
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1
Mary K. Gaillard
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2025
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 14
Sydney McLaughlin
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 9
Linda Emond
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 11
Charles L. Bennett
PHYSICIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 6
People Deceased in New Brunswick, New Jersey
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John Horton Conway
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2020
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Rank: 1
John Tukey
CHEMIST
1915 - 2000
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Rank: 2
Dith Pran
JOURNALIST
1942 - 2008
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Rank: 3
Israel Gelfand
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 2009
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Rank: 4
Chris Candido
WRESTLER
1972 - 2005
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Rank: 5
Newly Added People Deceased in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsJohn Horton Conway
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2020
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Rank: 1
John Tukey
CHEMIST
1915 - 2000
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Rank: 2
Dith Pran
JOURNALIST
1942 - 2008
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Rank: 3
Israel Gelfand
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 2009
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Rank: 4
Chris Candido
WRESTLER
1972 - 2005
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Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day New Brunswick, New Jersey were actors (6), physicists (3), athletes (3), musicians (2), and businesspeople (1), while most who died were mathematicians (2), chemists (1), journalists (1), and wrestlers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, including Michael Douglas, Paul Wesley, and Robert Pastorelli. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day New Brunswick, New Jersey, including Michael Douglas, Paul Wesley, and Robert Pastorelli.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in New Brunswick, New Jersey since 1700.
