#1Keith Loneker tops a list of 4 famous people born in Roselle Park
Most widely known is Keith Loneker, the American actor, with articles in 10 languages. Gregory Gillespie is second and Edmund Kara third. For every 10,000 residents there are 2.8 on the list, well above the typical New Jersey town’s 0.5. From James J. Norris to Keith Loneker, the births on the list run from 1907 to 1971.
Born in Roselle Park
Keith Loneker has articles in 10 languages, Gregory Gillespie in 6 and Edmund Kara in 3.
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#3When Roselle Park’s famous people were born
The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Roselle Park is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Roselle Park
1 more, best known first.
No one matches both filters.
Who’s the most famous person from Roselle Park?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Elizabeth counts 33 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Roselle Park 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 (5)
- Keith Loneker: Keith Loneker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregory Gillespie: Vittoriano Rastelli, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmund Kara: Glen S. Cheda, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicholas Murray Butler: Auguste Léon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Siragusa: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

