Famous people · Montclair State University
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Montclair State University
The nearest, Vera Farmiga, was born in Clifton, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Grover Cleveland, with articles in 146 languages. Across the town line, Montclair Township lists 41, Joshua Lederberg first. Famous people are on record for 436 of the towns in New Jersey.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Grover Cleveland
Best known
Grover Cleveland
in 146 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Montclair State University’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Montclair State University
Nobody born in Montclair State University is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Amanda Lepore
born 1967American model and performance artist
Joshua Lederberg
1925–2008American molecular biologist
Kal Penn
born 1977American actor, author, and former White House staff member in the Barack Obama administration
Robert Smithson
1938–1973American sculptor and conceptual artist
Grover Cleveland
1837–190822nd & 24th President of the United States (1885–1889; 1893–1897)
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Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montclair State University 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 (8)
- Grover Cleveland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vera Farmiga: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Lederberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Spence: Robert Scoble from Half Moon Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Sherman: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn D. Sullivan: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Warburton: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sterling Hayden: Wikiwatcher1 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons