#1Film, TV & Stage
Bud Abbott
1897–1974American actor, producer and comedian
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Famous people · Asbury Park
Performers stand out among the 26 famous people born in Asbury Park
Bud Abbott leads the list, covered in 44 languages. The next two names are Wendy Williams and Naz Reid. The largest group, 15, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Births span 1877 to 1999, from Edna Woolman Chase to Ja'Sir Taylor.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
Bud Abbott
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
Edna Woolman Chase
Youngest
1999
Ja'Sir Taylor
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Asbury Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Asbury Park is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Asbury Park
Two of the three are performers.
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When Asbury Park’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1890s come out on top, with 6 births.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Asbury Park
Of the other 23, 4 are athletes.
Dorothy Rice Sims
1889–1960American aviator, bridge player, journalist, sportswoman
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Harry Rockafeller
1894–1978American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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A chosen home
Also called Asbury Park home
One more notable person made the town home: Daniel Joseph Tomasulo.
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Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Asbury Park and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Bud Abbott: Universal-International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Williams: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Naz Reid: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diana Lewis: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Rutherford Taylor: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilda Bennett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Rice Sims: The Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edna Woolman Chase: What's On the Air Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stewart Hoffman Appleby: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quincy Mumford: Lhcollins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Rockafeller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny DeVito: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Wigdortz: Teach First, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons