#1Music
Mike Vallely
born 1970American skateboarder and punk rock singer
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Famous people · Edison Township
Writers and artists stand out among the 27 famous people born in Edison Township
Mike Vallely, the American skateboarder and punk rock singer, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. Second and third on the list are Tom Dwan and Frank Guinta. Most were born since 1970: 19 of them. The first birth on record is Rick Stromoski’s, in 1958, and the last Noah Powder’s, in 1998.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Mike Vallely
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1958
Rick Stromoski
Youngest
1998
Noah Powder
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Edison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Edison Township’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 7 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMusicBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Edison Township is known for
Compared with the usual town, writers and artists are the most over-represented field, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Edison Township
First, Mike Vallely (20 languages), then Tom Dwan (20) and Frank Guinta (14).
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Everyone else born in Edison Township
24 more, 10 of them athletes.
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A chosen home
Also called Edison Township home
Born elsewhere, Retta lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, New Brunswick has the most on record, with 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edison 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 (18)
- Mike Vallely: J-Ros at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Dwan: World Poker Tour, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Guinta: Bbsrock, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Stolarz: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Cuccinelli: United States Department of Homeland Security, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Fulop: Steven Fulop, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Snee: Marianne O'Leary, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Stein: Mrmanhattanproject, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Rabois: Brian Solis, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brandon Bielak: Jeffrey Hyde, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Katherine Polk Failla: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Omar Maskati: OparIsland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Douglas: Jan Beránek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Marie: Gore De Vol, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mr. Lawrence: Michelle Nakashima, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bloomfield: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willie Garson: Lisa Franchot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons