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Keansburg is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Frank H. Field, the American chemist, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Horace M. Thorne, the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient. Of the bordering towns, Middletown Township has the longest list: 15, with Mary Kay Adams at the top. The list runs from Horace M. Thorne, born in 1918, to Frank H. Field, born in 1922.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Frank H. Field
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Horace M. Thorne
Youngest
1922
Frank H. Field
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Keansburg
HT#2
Military
Horace M. Thorne
1918–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Known for
What Keansburg is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Middletown Township: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Keansburg 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)
- Mary Kay Adams: empresssato at https://www.flickr.com/photos/92953394@N00/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Denise Reddy: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juanita Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Brown: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons