Born near Chesterfield Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Dennis Rodman is the most widely known, written about in 62 languages. Closest of all is Gilbert Imlay, from Upper Freehold Township, 7 mi away. Of the towns next door, Hamilton Township lists the most: 4, with Billy Schuler first. The list for Chesterfield Township is empty for now.
What stands out about Chesterfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Chesterfield Township
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Richard Joseph Hughes
1909–199245th governor of New Jersey from 1962 to 1970



Antonin Scalia
1936–2016Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016


Hunter Schafer
born 1998American actress, model, and LGBTQ activist

Samuel Alito
born 1950Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006




Jeff Celentano
born 1960American actor, screenwriter, and director

James C. Scott
1936–2024American political scientist and anthropologist


Ed Gillespie
born 1961American political strategist


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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Hamilton Township has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chesterfield Township 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 (19)
- Dennis Rodman: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonin Scalia: Steve Petteway, photographer, Supreme Court of the United States[1] (See [2]), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Poul Anderson: Slawomir Burzynski (burz[at]poczta.onet.pl), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Holly: lukeford.net, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Schafer: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Alito: Steve Petteway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Scott: SOAS University of London, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel W. Bursch: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Birdsong: GAC-General Artists Corporation-IMTI-International Talent Management Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Davon Reed: Paulou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Burns: Christie Film Company / Educational Film Exchanges, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Gillespie: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frantz Massenat: Cristina Ruiz - unniks.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Joseph Hughes: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Colton: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Hastings, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Schuler: Jssfrk, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Pancoast: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Green: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


