Famous people · Andover
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Andover
Closest of all is Janeane Garofalo, from Newton, 5 mi away. No entry yet names Andover as a birthplace. 434 of the towns in New Jersey list at least one person. The longest list in New Jersey is Hackensack’s, with 62 names.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Janeane Garofalo
Best known
Janeane Garofalo
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Andover’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Andover
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daniel Elmer Salmon
1850–1914American veterinarian
Jim Miller
born 1983Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1983
Jimmi Simpson
born 1975American film and television actor
Reince Priebus
born 1972Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Andover 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 (13)
- Janeane Garofalo: Geoff Carter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reince Priebus: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmi Simpson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Millegan: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Elmer Salmon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wylde: User:Brucethrillis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Miller: Aleks Ozolins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Miller: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardolph L. Kline: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Griggs: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodman McCamley Price: Samuel Stillman Osgood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Andreotta: author's name unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Theodore Werts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons