#1Famous people · Middletown Township
Of the 15 famous people born in Middletown Township, an unusual share are performers
Mary Kay Adams, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. The next two names are Trevor van Riemsdyk and James van Riemsdyk. 7 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. The list comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 residents, against 0.5 in the typical town in New Jersey.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Mary Kay Adams
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1734
John Mott
Youngest
1997
Andrew Liskowitz
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
5
notable residents
What stands out about Middletown Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Middletown Township is known for
Performers stand out most, at 2.8 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Middletown Township’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Middletown Township
Ranked by languages covered: Mary Kay Adams with 20, then Trevor van Riemsdyk with 15 and James van Riemsdyk with 14.
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Everyone else born in Middletown Township
Here are 12 more, born from 1734 to 1997.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Middletown Township home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 5 in all, led by Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Red Bank: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middletown 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 (18)
- Mary Kay Adams: empresssato at https://www.flickr.com/photos/92953394@N00/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trevor van Riemsdyk: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James van Riemsdyk: Centpacrr at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garret Dorset Wall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E.W. Swackhamer: Stavp, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Mulheren: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Byer: Benjamin Ragheb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Werner: Dennis Adair, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Haviland: David Kindler from Oak Park, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shilique Calhoun: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Crawford Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Stilwell Applegate: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacquie Lee: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lorene Scafaria: Peter Kudlacz, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Brown: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Strickland: John Neagle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Mewes: Skeletor2112, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons