#15 famous people come from Lakehurst, Juice Newton the best known
Juice Newton, the American pop and country singer, is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. The American singer-songwriter Richard Shindell ranks second, ahead of Charles Austin Miles. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 3 in all. Born in 1868, Charles Austin Miles is the first name on record, and Rich Croushore, born in 1970, the most recent.
What stands out about Lakehurst’s famous people
When Lakehurst’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 2.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Lakehurst
Counted by languages, Juice Newton is ahead of Richard Shindell and Charles Austin Miles: 23, 6 and 4.
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#2What Lakehurst is known for
Lakehurst has 11× the usual share of musicians.
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 Lakehurst
A further 2 follow, born between 1951 and 1970.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakehurst 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 (3)
- Juice Newton: Philkon Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Shindell: The original uploader was Plainfolk at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Denton: World Affairs Institute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons