
Born near Fieldsboro: 14 famous people within 35 miles
James Fenimore Cooper is the most widely known, written about in 93 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Fieldsboro. Closest of all is Dennis Rodman, from Trenton, 6 mi away. No town in New Jersey lists more than Hackensack, with 62.
What stands out about Fieldsboro’s famous people
Famous people born near Fieldsboro
Nobody born in Fieldsboro is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Antonin Scalia
1936–2016Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016

Hunter Schafer
born 1998American actress, model, and LGBTQ activist


Samuel Alito
born 1950Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2006
Earl Williams
born 1951American-Israeli professional basketball player



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fieldsboro 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 (8)
- James Fenimore Cooper: John Wesley Jarvis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Rodman: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Antonin Scalia: Steve Petteway, photographer, Supreme Court of the United States[1] (See [2]), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Poul Anderson: Slawomir Burzynski (burz[at]poczta.onet.pl), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Schafer: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lauren Holly: lukeford.net, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Alito: Steve Petteway, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons