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Paterson, NJ

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.patersonnj.gov/

Population:
149222 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1791

County:
Passaic County

County seat of Passaic County since 1837. Named for William Paterson.

BIRTHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jeffrey L. Bewkes
Business
25-May-1952   CEO of Time Warner
Edna Buchanan
Author
c. 1939   The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Hurricane Carter
Boxing
6-May-1937 20-Apr-2014 Boxer twice convicted of triple-murder
Lou Costello
Actor
6-Mar-1906 3-Mar-1959 Half of Abbott and Costello
Victor Cruz
Football
11-Nov-1986   New York Giants WR
Joseph Farah
Journalist
6-Jul-1954   Founder and CEO, WorldNetDaily
Fetty Wap
Rapper
7-Jun-1991   Trap Queen
Bill Gordon
Astronomer
8-Jan-1918 16-Feb-2010 Designed Arecibo radio telescope
Michael Jace
Actor
13-Jul-1970   Det. Julien Lowe on The Shield
Gabriel Kolko
Historian
17-Aug-1932   Century of War
Sue Ane Langdon
Actor
8-Mar-1936   Lillian Nuvo on Arnie
Frank Lautenberg
Politician
23-Jan-1924 3-Jun-2013 US Senator from New Jersey
Jaynee LaVecchia
Judge
9-Oct-1954   Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court
Don Martin
Artist
18-May-1931 6-Jan-2000 Mad Magazine artist
Michael H. Moskow
Business
7-Jan-1938   CEO, FRB Chicago, 1994-2007
Bill Pascrell
Politician
25-Jan-1937   Congressman, New Jersey 8th
Daniel R. Raichel
Scientist
1935 22-Dec-2006 Acoustics expert
Frederick Reines
Physicist
16-Mar-1918 26-Aug-1998 Co-Discover of the neutrino
Zoogz Rift
Musician
10-Jul-1953 22-Mar-2011 Island of Living Puke
Edward C. Schmults
Attorney
6-Feb-1931   Deputy US Attorney General, 1981-84
William E. Simon
Government
27-Nov-1927 3-Jun-2000 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1974-77
William Spoelhof
Educator
8-Dec-1909 3-Dec-2008 President of Calvin College, 1951-76
Mindy Sterling
Actor
11-Jul-1953   Frau Farbissina in Austin Powers
J. Michael Straczynski
Screenwriter
17-Jul-1954   Creator of Babylon 5
Kathryn D. Sullivan
Astronaut
3-Oct-1951   Columbus Center for Science and Industry
William Graham Sumner
Educator
30-Oct-1840 12-Apr-1910 Laissez faire sociologist
Henry Taub
Business
20-Sep-1927 31-Mar-2011 Founder of ADP
Robert Torricelli
Politician
27-Aug-1951   US Senator from New Jersey, 1997-2002
Elizabeth Vargas
Journalist
6-Sep-1962   Co-Anchor, World News Tonight
Patrick Warburton
Actor
14-Nov-1964   Puddy on Seinfeld
Alice White
Actor
25-Aug-1904 19-Feb-1983 The Widow from Chicago

DEATHS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John W. Griggs
Politician
10-Jul-1849 28-Nov-1927 Governor of New Jersey, 1896-98
Garret A. Hobart
Politician
3-Jun-1844 21-Nov-1899 Vice President under McKinley





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