Famous people · Port Republic
Born near Port Republic: 29 famous people within 35 miles
Nessa Barrett, born in Galloway Township, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Ettinger, with articles in 23 languages. Next door, the list for Galloway Township holds 5, Nessa Barrett first. 436 towns in New Jersey have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Robert Ettinger
Best known
Robert Ettinger
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Port Republic’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Port Republic
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Vincent J. Polistina
born 1971Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Peace Pilgrim
1908–1981American non-denominational spiritual teacher
Frank Morgenweck
1875–1941American basketball player, coach and team owner
Rodney Jerkins
born 1977American record producer and rapper
Robert Ettinger
1918–2011American academic, trans humanist and cryonics proponent
Norman Joseph Woodland
1921–2012Inventor of the barcode
Jacob Lawrence
1917–2000African American painter and art professor
Walter Fifield Snyder
1912–1993American historian of antiquity
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Galloway Township, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Port Republic 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 (11)
- Allan Kaprow: Dictioneer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rodney Jerkins: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Lawrence: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nessa Barrett: Vg283, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peace Pilgrim: Benick at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Simon Lake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Johnson: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Cramer: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Ojserkis: Matinmatin22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleon Throckmorton: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons