City in and the county seat of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States
Paterson as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Figure skater, American poet and writer, American actor): Silvia Hugec, Allen Ginsberg, Patrick Warburton and some more.
American Olympic sprinter, multi-sport athlete, and a pioneering ophthalmologist, who won a silver medal in the 100-meter dash at the 1960 Olympic Games