Photo: Smallbones · Public domainNo famous person yet from Monroe Township
The nearest list is next door in Glassboro: 13 names, starting with Betty Castor. In all of New Jersey, the famous people on record come from 432 towns. The longest list in New Jersey is Hackensack’s, with 62 names. Summit has the second-longest list in New Jersey, after Hackensack, with 61.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Monroe Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Monroe Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Monroe Township
Of the towns around it, Glassboro has the most on record: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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 (4)
- Betty Castor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shonn Greene: Marianne O'Leary, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl C. Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Ratcliffe: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons