18 famous people were born within 35 miles of North Cape May
The nearest, Mary O'Hara, was born in Cape May Point, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Paul Volcker, with articles in 33 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in North Cape May. Across New Jersey, the lists cover 436 towns.
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Famous people born near North Cape May
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Cape May 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 (7)
- Paul Volcker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Goodwin Pincus: ACME, dedicated to Bettmann Archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Vogel: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stedman Graham: George Caulfield, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick B. Dent: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Rodney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Hall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons