Samuel Lewis Southard
1787–1842American senator, Secretary of the Navy, and Governor of New Jersey
Famous people · Lyons
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lyons
Closest of all is Samuel Lewis Southard, from Basking Ridge, 2 mi away. Samuel Lewis Southard leads the 5 names listed next door in Basking Ridge. The best known of them is Laura Prepon, with articles in 62 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lyons.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Laura Prepon
Best known
Laura Prepon
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lyons’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lyons
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charlie Papazian
born 1949American nuclear engineer, brewer and author
Mickey Gall
born 1992American mixed martial artist
Bernice Lapp
1917–2010American swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Basking Ridge, at 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lyons 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 (7)
- Laura Prepon: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John DiMaggio: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Murphy: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Lewis Southard: Portrait by A.S. Conrad., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William L. Dayton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Murray: Matt Hall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zip the Pinhead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons