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Famous people · Roselle Park

Keith 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.

#1 best knownKeith LonekerFilm, TV & Stage · 1971–2017
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4
notable people
Best known
Keith Loneker
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
James J. Norris
Youngest
1971
Keith Loneker
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known

Born in Roselle Park

Keith Loneker has articles in 10 languages, Gregory Gillespie in 6 and Edmund Kara in 3.

Keith Loneker#1
Film, TV & Stage

Keith Loneker

1971–2017

American actor

10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Gregory Gillespie#2
Writing & Arts

Gregory Gillespie

1936–2000

American artist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Edmund Kara#3
Writing & Arts

Edmund Kara

1925–2001

American artist

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Roselle Park’s famous people were born

The 1970s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Edmund KaraKeith Loneker
Writing & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotable

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

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

Everyone else born in Roselle Park

1 more, best known first.

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James J. Norris

1907–1976

American advocate for refugees and migrants

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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.

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