Summit, New Jersey
Summit, New Jersey ranks 1,745th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Suhl, Tampico, and Kotor. Memorable people born in Summit, New Jersey include Meryl Streep, Sean Baker, and William Larned. Memorable people who died in Summit, New Jersey include Ralph Hartley, Worthington Whittredge, and Harold Stephen Black. Summit, New Jersey has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many inventors, and painters. Summit, New Jersey is located in United States.
Summit is the northernmost city of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located within the New York metropolitan area. Situated on a ridge in northern–central New Jersey, the city is located within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions, and also borders both Essex and Morris counties in the Passaic Valley region. Summit is a commercial hub and commuter town for New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 22,719, an increase of 1,262 (+5.9%) from the 2010 census count of 21,457, which in turn reflected an increase of 326 (+1.5%) from the 21,131 counted in the 2000 census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1996, Summit, New Jersey was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Meryl Streep, Sean Baker, and William Larned. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Summit, New Jersey including Ralph Hartley, Worthington Whittredge, and Harold Stephen Black.
People Born in Summit, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsMeryl Streep
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.15
Rank: 8
Sean Baker
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 4
William Larned
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1926
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 1
Gerard Way
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 11
James Sie
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 5
Alice Evans
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 12
Kristine Froseth
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 7
Scott Smith
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 9
Lindsey McKeon
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 6
Max Hoff
ATHLETE
HPI: 31.27
Rank: 3
Isadora Cerullo
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 23.60
Rank: 10
Tracy Eisser
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 18.91
Rank: 2
People Deceased in Summit, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsRalph Hartley
INVENTOR
1888 - 1970
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Rank: 1
Worthington Whittredge
PAINTER
1820 - 1910
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Rank: 2
Harold Stephen Black
INVENTOR
1898 - 1983
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Rank: 3
John DeLorean
BUSINESSPERSON
1925 - 2005
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Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Summit, New Jersey
Go to all RankingsRalph Hartley
INVENTOR
1888 - 1970
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Rank: 1
Worthington Whittredge
PAINTER
1820 - 1910
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Rank: 2
Harold Stephen Black
INVENTOR
1898 - 1983
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Rank: 3
John DeLorean
BUSINESSPERSON
1925 - 2005
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Rank: 4
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Summit, New Jersey were actors (5), athletes (3), film directors (1), tennis players (1), and singers (1), while most who died were inventors (2), painters (1), and businesspeople (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Summit, New Jersey, including Meryl Streep, James Sie, and Alice Evans. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Summit, New Jersey, including Meryl Streep, James Sie, and Alice Evans.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Summit, New Jersey since 1700.