Photo: Brandon S. Jacobsen · CC BY-SA 3.0Next door to Raritan Township, Hillsborough Township lists 7 famous people
No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Raritan Township. In New Jersey, 436 towns have someone on the list. Hackensack’s 62 names make the longest list in New Jersey. After Hackensack, the next longest list in New Jersey is Summit’s, with 61.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Raritan Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Raritan Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Raritan Township
Nearby, Hillsborough Township has the most on record, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Raritan Township 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.
Photo credits (4)
- Peter Dumont Vroom: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Jennings: James Forbes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Stout Manners: William H. Shaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Buchanan: Hiram Edmund Deats, editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



