#19 famous people were born in Manalapan Township, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Robby Andrews, the American distance runner, with articles in 7 languages. Close behind are Dan Smith and Dylan Dreyer. More than half were born since 1970, 7 in all. The list runs from Frank Conover, born in 1968, to Ishmael Hyman, born in 1995.
What stands out about Manalapan Township’s famous people
When Manalapan Township’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 4.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Manalapan Township is known for
Manalapan Township has 2.2× 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.
Born in Manalapan Township
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Everyone else born in Manalapan Township
6 more names, born between 1968 and 1995.




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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Freehold Township lists the most people: 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manalapan 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 (10)
- Robby Andrews: filip bossuyt from Kortrijk, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Smith: World Poker Tour, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dylan Dreyer: Anthony Quintano from Westminster, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Boyle: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Firkser: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Glazer: SRA Felicia Juenke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Val Emmich: Lhcollins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Anisimova: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Rauch: Original: Dominick D Derivative work: Danyele This image was created with Adobe Photoshop Elements., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Ryan: Derek Moneyberg, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons


