4 famous people call Kinnelon their birthplace
At the top of the list is the American soccer player Ian Joyce, covered in 5 languages. Bryan Gallego and Elise Testone follow. Per head, the list is long: 4 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5. From Erik Hanson to Bryan Gallego, the births on the list run from 1965 to 1993.
Born in Kinnelon
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3When Kinnelon’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Kinnelon is known for
Kinnelon has 2.1× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Kinnelon
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Kinnelon?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Kinnelon’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Montville Township leads the towns around it, with 6 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kinnelon 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 (6)
- Bryan Gallego: Michael Rincon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elise Testone: Sarah Poe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Hanson: Best, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dilly Duka: Jim Early, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laurene Powell Jobs: Presidente_Piñera_se_reúne_con_Laurene_Powell_Jobs.jpg: Gobierno de Chile derivative work: Rec79, CC BY 3.0 cl, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Jeter: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons



