Famous people · Bass River Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bass River Township
The best known of them is Jill Biden, with articles in 81 languages. The nearest, Ezra Baker, was born in Tuckerton, 8 mi away. Of the towns next door, Galloway Township lists the most: 5, with Nessa Barrett first. No entry yet names Bass River Township as a birthplace.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Jill Biden
Best known
Jill Biden
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bass River Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bass River Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Peace Pilgrim
1908–1981American non-denominational spiritual teacher
Frank Morgenweck
1875–1941American basketball player, coach and team owner
Vincent J. Polistina
born 1971Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Jill Biden
born 1951American educator and First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025
Daria Rae
born 1993American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
Alma Joslyn Whiffen-Barksdale
1916–1981American mycologist
Robert Ettinger
1918–2011American academic, trans humanist and cryonics proponent
Norman Joseph Woodland
1921–2012Inventor of the barcode
Rodney Jerkins
born 1977American record producer and rapper
Jacob Lawrence
1917–2000African American painter and art professor
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Of the towns nearby, Galloway Township lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bass River 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 (8)
- Jill Biden: White House Photography Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allan Kaprow: Dictioneer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Jerkins: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Lawrence: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daria Rae: Shared Account, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nessa Barrett: Vg283, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peace Pilgrim: Benick at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons