
Born near Ocean Acres: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Mark Geiger is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. The nearest, Frank Molinaro, was born in Barnegat Township, 2 mi away. No entry yet names Ocean Acres as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in New Jersey belongs to Hackensack, with 62.
What stands out about Ocean Acres’ famous people
Famous people born near Ocean Acres
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Thomas A. Mathis
1869–1958New Jersey State Senator and political boss
George Winterling
1931–2023American television meteorologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ocean Acres 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 (6)
- Mark Geiger: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Noon: Paramount Pictures, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Molinaro: Ilgar Jafarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Cramer: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clark Harris: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Elias: Spc. Justin Snyder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons