
Born near Quinton Township: 32 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Johnny Gaudreau, was born in Salem, 5 mi away. Ryan Phillippe is the most widely known, written about in 57 languages. Next door, Salem lists 29, led by Johnny Gaudreau. No famous person on record lists Quinton Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Quinton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Quinton Township
Nobody born in Quinton Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.









Lester Russell Brown
born 1934American environmental analyst







Mulford B. Foster
1888–1978American botanist, naturalist and artist

Robert Montgomery Bird
1806–1854American novelist, playwright, physician



Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan
1794–1852American politician

John Forsythe
1918–2010American film and television actor


Paul Foster
1931–2021American theatre director, producer and playwright
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Famous people from the towns next door
Salem leads the towns around it, with 29 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Quinton Township 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 (26)
- John Forsythe: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Bragg: Lindeboom, Henk / Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Gaudreau: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Bell: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Russell Brown: Victor Soares/ABr, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Lockwood: User de:User:FreeMO on de.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Jordan: Thecabinet.jpg: Original uploader was Mshake3 at en.wikipedia derivative work: Techarrow, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Shinn: Everett Shinn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Montgomery Bird: A. Newsam, M.A. Root, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Smith: Botend, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin H. Brewster: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Douglass Buck: Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Barber Stephens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank LoBiondo: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nina Romano: Studio of Luther S. White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Rickards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Petty Seeley: Francis Bazley Lee (1869-1914), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Elmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mulford B. Foster: Wesley Schilling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Foster: ROBERT PATRICK, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eugene Reybold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah D. Clawson: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bailey: New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry J. F. Miller: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hires: Lewis Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



