Born near Heislerville: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Andy Lapihuska, was born in Delmont, 2 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Heislerville yet. Gregory Goodwin Pincus is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. 436 of the towns in New Jersey list at least one person.
What stands out about Heislerville’s famous people
Famous people born near Heislerville
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Steven S. DeKnight
born 1965American television screenwriter, producer, and director


Matt Szczur
born 1989American baseball player for the San Diego Padres

Julius H. Taylor
1914–2011American physicist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Heislerville 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 (6)
- Gregory Goodwin Pincus: ACME, dedicated to Bettmann Archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Pearsall Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Waldman: Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stedman Graham: George Caulfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Szczur: Gamweb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julius H. Taylor: Credit Line: AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Gift of Julius Taylor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons