Famous people · East Greenwich Township
Born near East Greenwich Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Roscoe Lee Browne, born in Woodbury, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ethel Waters, with articles in 35 languages. Of the bordering towns, Paulsboro has the longest list: 5, with Seth Lundy at the top. No famous person on record lists East Greenwich Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Ethel Waters
Best known
Ethel Waters
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Greenwich Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Greenwich Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Knapp
born 1952American television journalist, radio talk host
Ethel Waters
1896–1977American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress
Sylvanus Morley
1883–1948American archaeologist, epigrapher, Mayanist scholar, and WWI spy for the U.S.
Alan Johnson
1937–2018American choreographer and film director
Vincent Paterson
born 1950American choreographer and film director
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Of the towns nearby, Paulsboro lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Greenwich 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 (11)
- Ethel Waters: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jameer Nelson: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Lee Browne: CBS Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel M. Tani: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyreke Evans: Pkantz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvanus Morley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Heather Lind: Flickr user Greg2600 [2], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Duren: Pikraken, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Helbig: Gracehelbig, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Lundy: Tim Weight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons