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Famous people · Brick Township
7 famous people were born in Brick Township, more of them athletes than in most towns
Articles in 9 languages make the American ice hockey player Jim Dowd the best known. Garrett Graham, the American football player, comes second, with Scott Thomsen third. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. From Oliver deGray Vanderbilt to Joey Zalinsky, the births on the list run from 1884 to 2003.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Jim Dowd
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Oliver deGray Vanderbilt
Youngest
2003
Joey Zalinsky
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Brick Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Brick Township’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brick Township is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2.4 times as common.
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 Brick Township
Jim Dowd, Garrett Graham and Scott Thomsen are written about in 9, 5 and 3 languages.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Brick Township
4 more, best known first.
Oliver deGray Vanderbilt
1884–1960All-American basketball player at Princeton University in 1904-05
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A chosen home
Also called Brick Township home
One more notable person made the town home: David W. Wolfe.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Point Pleasant has the most on record: 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brick Township 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 (2)
- Garrett Graham: AndyLindgren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Grove: Lhcollins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons