
Michael Douglas
born 1944American actor, producer and activist
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Michael Douglas, born in New Brunswick, 1 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, New Brunswick lists the most: 42, with Michael Douglas first. Not one famous person on record comes from East Franklin yet. Famous people are on record for 436 of the towns in New Jersey.
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

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Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who East Franklin’s most famous person is.
Of the towns nearby, New Brunswick lists the most people: 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Franklin 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.