Born near Byram Center: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Hugh Allen Meade, from Netcong, 2 mi away. Janeane Garofalo is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Byram Center. Of the towns next door, Mount Olive Township lists the most: 2, with Daniel Elmer Salmon first.
What stands out about Byram Center’s famous people
Famous people born near Byram Center
Nobody born in Byram Center is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Daniel Elmer Salmon
1850–1914American veterinarian
Leo Warren Jenkins
1913–1989President of East Carolina University

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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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Byram Center 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)
- 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
- Drew Miller: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hewitt: David Calhoun, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

