22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Green Township
Janeane Garofalo is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. The nearest, Isaac Wildrick, was born in Frelinghuysen Township, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Green Township is on record yet. Across the town line, Frelinghuysen Township lists one, Isaac Wildrick.
What stands out about Green Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Green Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Jimmi Simpson
born 1975American film and television actor


Daniel Elmer Salmon
1850–1914American veterinarian




Jim Miller
born 1983Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1983

Benjamin Lundy
1789–1839American Quaker abolitionist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Frelinghuysen Township’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Green 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 (14)
- Janeane Garofalo: Geoff Carter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmi Simpson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Millegan: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Elmer Salmon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wylde: User:Brucethrillis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Miller: Aleks Ozolins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardolph L. Kline: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Griggs: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodman McCamley Price: Samuel Stillman Osgood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Lundy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Andreotta: author's name unknown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Theodore Werts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Hewitt: David Calhoun, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua S. Salmon: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons