Famous people · Gillette
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gillette
The nearest, Laura Prepon, was born in Watchung, 4 mi away. The list for Gillette is empty for now. Peter Dinklage is the most widely known, written about in 90 languages. Across the town line, Berkeley Heights Township lists 5, Scott M. Gimple first.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Peter Dinklage
Best known
Peter Dinklage
in 90 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gillette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gillette
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bernice Lapp
1917–2010American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
Anna Harrison
1775–1864First Lady of the United States from 1841 to 1841
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Berkeley Heights Township counts 5 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gillette 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 (9)
- Peter Dinklage: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Prepon: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Apgar: March of Dimes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Evans: Steve Schapiro, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Linda Hunt: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerard Way: Thatcommonkid, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John DiMaggio: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott M. Gimple: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons