
Born near Hampton Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Janeane Garofalo, born in Newton, 3 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Frankford Township lists one, Caleb Hopkins. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hampton Township. Across New Jersey, the lists cover 436 towns.
What stands out about Hampton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Hampton Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Jim Miller
born 1983Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1983
Alexandra Tillson Filer
1916–2015American metallurgist and collector
Robert C. Shelton Jr.
1934–2023American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly

Benjamin Lundy
1789–1839American Quaker abolitionist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Hampton Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hampton 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 (7)
- Janeane Garofalo: Geoff Carter, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Will Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons