15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cedar Knolls
Closest of all is Aaron Kitchell, from Hanover Township, 1 mi away. Peter Dinklage is the most widely known, written about in 90 languages. Next door, Hanover Township lists 9, led by Mahlon Dickerson. Not one famous person on record comes from Cedar Knolls yet.
What stands out about Cedar Knolls’ famous people
Famous people born near Cedar Knolls
Nobody born in Cedar Knolls is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Anna Harrison
1775–1864First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1841

Jane Krakowski
born 1968American actress and singer, comedian

Jared Kushner
born 1990American businessman and real estate investor


Chelsea Handler
born 1975American comedian, actress, author and talk show host
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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 Cedar Knolls 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 (9)
- Peter Dinklage: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Kushner: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Hunt: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Artie Lange: dearsomeone at https://www.flickr.com/photos/dearsomeone/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jozy Altidore: Diego Valenzuela, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Krakowski: watchwithkristin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahlon Dickerson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Whitney: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

