#1Science & Medicine
James C. Scott
1936–2024American political scientist and anthropologist
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Famous people · Mount Holly Township
26 famous people were born in Mount Holly Township, most of them between 1920 and 1969
With articles in 24 languages, James C. Scott is the most widely known. Cindy Birdsong is second and Ed Gillespie third. From Thomas C. Sharp to Britt McHenry, the births on the list run from 1818 to 1986. Fewer than a quarter of the 436 towns in New Jersey with famous people list more.
Born here
26
notable people
Best known
James C. Scott
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1818
Thomas C. Sharp
Youngest
1986
Britt McHenry
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Mount Holly Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Mount Holly Township’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitaryMusicWriting & ArtsBusinessNotableFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Mount Holly Township
James C. Scott, Cindy Birdsong and Ed Gillespie are written about in 24, 15 and 10 languages.
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What Mount Holly Township is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Mount Holly Township
Here are 23 more, born from 1818 to 1986.
James William Abert
1820–1897American soldier, explorer, ornithologist and topographical artist
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Samuel K. Robbins
1853–1926Politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate
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Barry T. Parker
1932–2026Member of the New Jersey General Assembly and State Senate
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Kamala Nimbkar
1900–1979NotableWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Holly 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 (7)
- James C. Scott: SOAS University of London, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cindy Birdsong: GAC-General Artists Corporation-IMTI-International Talent Management Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Gillespie: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Britt McHenry: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dwight Hicks: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James William Abert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Shank: U.S. Department of Energy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons