#1Famous people · Red Bank
Writers and artists stand out among the 36 famous people born in Red Bank
Most widely known is Kevin Smith, the American filmmaker, with articles in 56 languages. 18 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 13 of the names. The earliest on the list is Edmund Wilson, born in 1895, and the youngest Harley Quinn Smith, born in 1999.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Kevin Smith
in 56 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Edmund Wilson
Youngest
1999
Harley Quinn Smith
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Red Bank’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Red Bank’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicFaithScience & MedicineNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Red Bank is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Red Bank
Ranked by languages covered: Kevin Smith with 56, then Count Basie with 55 and Abigail Spanberger with 32.
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#2
#3Politics & Law
Abigail Spanberger
born 1979American politician and former intelligence officer
32 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone
Everyone else born in Red Bank
33 more names, born between 1895 and 1999.
Edmund Wilson
1895–1972American writer, literary and social critic, and noted man of letters
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Michael A. Sheehan
1955–2018United States author and former government official
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Red Bank home
One more notable person made the town home: Phoebe Ryan.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Middletown Township: 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Red Bank 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 (11)
- Kevin Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Count Basie: James J. Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Spanberger: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Wilson: Ben Pinchot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Young: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harley Quinn Smith: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Schafer: Film screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phoebe Ryan: Maybematthew, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Kay Adams: empresssato at https://www.flickr.com/photos/92953394@N00/, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Love: ContentEditor949, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacquelyn Jablonski: Christopher Macsural, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons