#1Writing & Arts
Steve Niles
born 1965American comic book author and novelist
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Famous people · Jackson Township
8 famous people were born in Jackson Township, most of them since 1970
Steve Niles, the American comic book author and novelist, is the most widely known, written about in 9 languages. The next two names are Scotty Cranmer and Joey DeZart. For every 10,000 residents there are 1.3 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5. Over 69 years of births, the list goes from Melvin Cottrell (1929) to Joey DeZart (1998).
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Steve Niles
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1929
Melvin Cottrell
Youngest
1998
Joey DeZart
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jackson Township’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jackson Township
Steve Niles, Scotty Cranmer and Joey DeZart are written about in 9, 5 and 4 languages.
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Known for
What Jackson Township is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Jackson Township
5 more, from 1929 to 1995.
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A chosen home
Also called Jackson Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Jackson Township, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Freehold Township: 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Steve Niles: pinguino k from North Hollywood, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Thaiss: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parker Bohn III: RCraig09, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Anisimova: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons