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Famous people · Belmar
Tom McGowan tops a list of 7 famous people born in Belmar
The best known is the actor Tom McGowan, with articles in 12 languages. Marina Mabrey, the American basketball player, comes second, with Michael Gerson third. 3 were born in 1970 or later. For every 10,000 residents there are 11.9 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Tom McGowan
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Edwin Donald Sterner
Youngest
1996
Marina Mabrey
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Belmar’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Belmar’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Belmar
Three names lead: Tom McGowan (12 languages), Marina Mabrey (10) and Michael Gerson (7).
#2
#3Writing & Arts
Michael Gerson
1964–2022American political speechwriter and columnist
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Belmar is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Belmar
A further 4 follow, born between 1894 and 1992.
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Of the towns around it, Neptune Township has the most on record: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Belmar 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 (7)
- Marina Mabrey: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Gerson: AvianMaid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Donald Sterner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Dolce: Herbert E. Welday III, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Sterling: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, 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
- Emily Grove: Lhcollins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons