#1Film, TV & Stage
Danny DeVito
born 1944American actor, comedian, director and producer
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Famous people · Neptune Township
Musicians stand out among the 35 famous people born in Neptune Township
Danny DeVito leads the list, covered in 88 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 25 of them. 9 were born in 1970 or later. For every 10,000 residents there are 12.4 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Danny DeVito
in 88 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Joseph A. Palaia
Youngest
1993
Keith Kirkwood
Most common field
Sports
16 people
What stands out about Neptune Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Neptune Township
Languages with an article: 88 for Danny DeVito, 34 for Rusty Schweickart, 13 for Southside Johnny.
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When Neptune Township’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 9.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicinePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Neptune Township is known for
Musicians stand out most, at 2.1 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.
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Everyone else born in Neptune Township
Another 32, the earliest born in 1927.
Maggie Wilderotter
born 1955American businesswoman; former CEO of Frontier Communications
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Robert Lee Watt
born 1948Author and first African American French hornist hired by a major symphony orchestra in the United States
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Of the towns nearby, Asbury Park lists the most people: 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Neptune 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 (12)
- Danny DeVito: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rusty Schweickart: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Southside Johnny: Wasted Time R, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Atkins: (Kirk Stauffer), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Verga: Duke University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinny Curry: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Salomon: 888poker Spain, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Abbott: Universal-International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Nicholson: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Grove: Lhcollins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Wigdortz: Teach First, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeannette Mirsky: no photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons