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TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM, OAKHURST, MONMOUTH COUNTY NJPhoto: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people · Oakhurst

2 famous people call Oakhurst their birthplace

Norma Eberhardt, the American actress and fashion model, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The list has one more: the American government official Rowland Hughes. The earliest on the list is Rowland Hughes, born in 1896, and the youngest Norma Eberhardt, born in 1929. The longest list of any town in New Jersey belongs to Hackensack, with 62.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Norma Eberhardt
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Rowland Hughes
Youngest
1929
Norma Eberhardt
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known

Born in Oakhurst

NE#1
Film, TV & Stage

Norma Eberhardt

1929–2011

American actress and fashion model

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RH#2
Politics & Law

Rowland Hughes

1896–1957

American government official

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Born elsewhere, Erin Simon lived here.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oakhurst 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.

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