
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Newark Township
The nearest, Chris Patrick, was born in Ithaca, 5 mi away. Daniel Henney is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Newark Township. Of the towns next door, Ithaca lists the most: 5, with Chris Patrick first.
What stands out about Newark Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Newark Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Ithaca has the most people on record, 5 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newark Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Daniel Henney: 디스패치, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary E. Luck: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Rapson: possibly Herbert Matter as he took at least one portrait for this issue [1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Patrick: 49ers_intro_2009.jpg: John Martinez Pavliga derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keegan Akin: Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Orin Parmelee: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Kavanagh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
