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

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Edna Buchanan	Author	c. 1939		The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Hurricane Carter	Criminal	6-May-1937		Boxer twice convicted of triple-murder
Lou Costello	Actor	6-Mar-1906	3-Mar-1959	Half of Abbott and Costello
Gabriel Kolko	Historian	1932		Century of War
Frank Lautenberg	Politician	23-Jan-1924		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	?		Island of Living Puke
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
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	1927		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

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known 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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