Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey ranks 828th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Morristown, New Jersey, Hachiōji, and Pärnu. Memorable people born in Princeton, New Jersey include Paul Robeson, Christopher McQuarrie, and Charlie Logg. Memorable people who died in Princeton, New Jersey include Beatrice Hicks, Sara Josephine Baker, and Edward Calvin Kendall. Princeton, New Jersey has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors and the death place of many mathematicians, and physicists. Princeton, New Jersey is located in United States.
The Municipality of Princeton is a borough in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It was established on January 1, 2013, through the consolidation of the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township, both of which are now defunct. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 30,681, an increase of 2,109 (+7.4%) from the 2010 census combined count of 28,572. In the 2000 census, the two communities had a total population of 30,230, with 14,203 residents in the borough and 16,027 in the township. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1795 and 2001, Princeton, New Jersey was the birth place of 18 globally memorable people, including Paul Robeson, Christopher McQuarrie, and Charlie Logg. Additionaly, 66 globally memorable people have passed away in Princeton, New Jersey including Beatrice Hicks, Sara Josephine Baker, and Edward Calvin Kendall. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Princeton, New Jersey than were born there.
People Born in Princeton, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsPaul Robeson
SINGER
1898 - 1976
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 5
Christopher McQuarrie
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 16
Charlie Logg
ATHLETE
1931 - Present
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1
Garrett Birkhoff
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 7
Iris Chang
WRITER
1968 - 2004
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 4
Jon Tenney
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 3
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 6
Jessica Hecht
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 18
Robert F. Stockton
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1866
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 8
Bill Browder
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 17
Michael Bradley
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 12
Mary Chapin Carpenter
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 13
People Deceased in Princeton, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsBeatrice Hicks
ENGINEER
1919 - 1979
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Rank: 1
Sara Josephine Baker
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1945
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Rank: 2
Edward Calvin Kendall
CHEMIST
1972 - 1972
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Rank: 3
Otto E. Neugebauer
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1990
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Rank: 4
David Todd Wilkinson
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2002
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Rank: 5
Armand Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2003
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Rank: 6
Arnold Henry Guyot
GEOGRAPHER
1807 - 1884
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Rank: 7
J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
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Rank: 8
Gardner Fox
WRITER
1911 - 1986
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Rank: 9
Freeman Dyson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
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Rank: 10
George F. Kennan
DIPLOMAT
1904 - 2005
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Rank: 11
Harish-Chandra
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 1983
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Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Princeton, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsBeatrice Hicks
ENGINEER
1919 - 1979
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Rank: 1
Sara Josephine Baker
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1945
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Edward Calvin Kendall
CHEMIST
1972 - 1972
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Rank: 3
Otto E. Neugebauer
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1990
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Rank: 4
David Todd Wilkinson
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Armand Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Arnold Henry Guyot
GEOGRAPHER
1807 - 1884
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Gardner Fox
WRITER
1911 - 1986
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Freeman Dyson
PHYSICIST
1923 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
George F. Kennan
DIPLOMAT
1904 - 2005
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Harish-Chandra
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 1983
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Princeton, New Jersey were athletes (3), actors (3), singers (2), writers (2), and film directors (1), while most who died were mathematicians (15), physicists (8), writers (5), economists (5), and historians (5).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Princeton, New Jersey, including Charlie Logg, Nikki Stone, and Lynn Jennings. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Princeton, New Jersey, including Charlie Logg, Nikki Stone, and Lynn Jennings.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Princeton, New Jersey since 1700.