Famous people · Far Hills
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Far Hills
The nearest, Casey Murphy, was born in Bridgewater Township, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Far Hills as their birthplace yet. Peter Dinklage is the most widely known, written about in 90 languages. Next door, the list for Bernardsville holds 5, Rodney Young first.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Peter Dinklage
Best known
Peter Dinklage
in 90 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Far Hills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Far Hills
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Martin Kratt
born 1965American educational nature show host
Frederick Frelinghuysen
1753–1804United States general and senator
Ben Carnevale
1915–2008American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Mickey Gall
born 1992American mixed martial artist
Scott M. Gimple
born 1971American screenwriter
Anna Harrison
1775–1864First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1841
Bernice Lapp
1917–2010American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Bernardsville has the most on record, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Far Hills 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 (20)
- Peter Dinklage: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Prepon: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Van Cleef: Giulio Petroni (director)PEC/United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Hunt: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John DiMaggio: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dante: nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tobin Heath: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederica von Stade: SPC 5 B. Goulait, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Morrison: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elinor Wylie: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Chiesa: Joy Holder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Murphy: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Jennings: James Forbes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Gimple: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Frelinghuysen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Kratt: Nsegal1999, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Mohler: myuzeme, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cheryl Chase: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Fallon: Swimfan337, CC0, Wikimedia Commons