16 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Freehold
Kevin Smith is the most widely known, written about in 56 languages. Next door, Freehold Township lists 24, led by Amanda Anisimova. Closest of all is Charles Haight, from Colts Neck Township, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in East Freehold.
What stands out about East Freehold’s famous people
Famous people born near East Freehold
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Lorene Scafaria
born 1978American actress, film director and writer
Brianne Reed
born 1994Dominican Republic association football player



Abigail Spanberger
born 1979American politician and former intelligence officer

Edmund Wilson
1895–1972American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters

Christopher Young
born 1954American film score and television composer



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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Freehold Township, at 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Freehold 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 (12)
- Kevin Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Count Basie: James J. Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Rauch: Original: Dominick D Derivative work: Danyele This image was created with Adobe Photoshop Elements., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Spanberger: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Wilson: Ben Pinchot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janis Ian: Eddie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Young: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harley Quinn Smith: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vitamin C: LoveLaced at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorene Scafaria: Peter Kudlacz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Reeves: Gabi Hernandez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Anisimova: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

