Christian Sharps
1810–1874American inventor, American Civil War industrialist and Firearm designer
Famous people · Port Murray
Born near Port Murray: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Christian Sharps, from Washington, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Port Murray. The best known of them is Jimmi Simpson, with articles in 28 languages. 436 of the towns in New Jersey list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Jimmi Simpson
Best known
Jimmi Simpson
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Port Murray’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Port Murray
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louisa Yeomans King
1863–1948American gardener, author, and advocate of gardening and horticulture
Jimmi Simpson
born 1975American film and television actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Murray 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)
- Jimmi Simpson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Millegan: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wylde: User:Brucethrillis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Schelling: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilson Price Hunt: Joseph Gaston, George H. Himes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Walton: TheMattWalton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons