Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0One famous person was born in Chester Township
Peter Stroud, the American soccer player, was born in 2002. Readers can find them written up in 6 languages. The nearest list is next door in Mendham Township: 2 names, starting with Joey McCarthy. No town in New Jersey lists more than Hackensack, with 62.
Born in Chester Township
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Famous people from the towns next door
Mendham Township has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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)
- Daniel Elmer Salmon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alison Haislip: Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

