11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Richwood
The nearest, Madeline Brewer, was born in Pitman, 3 mi away. Over the border in Glassboro, 13 names are on record, led by Betty Castor. So far, no famous person on record was born in Richwood. Across New Jersey, the lists cover 436 towns.
What stands out about Richwood’s famous people
Famous people born near Richwood
Nobody born in Richwood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






George Knapp
born 1952American television journalist, radio talk host
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Glassboro has the most people on record, 13 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richwood 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)
- Roscoe Lee Browne: CBS Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Lockwood: User de:User:FreeMO on de.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Helbig: Gracehelbig, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Guest: Franmarie Metzler, House Creative Services/U.S. House Office of Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Miller: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony DeAngelo: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Castor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
