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Famous people · Sayreville
Of the 7 famous people born in Sayreville, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American soccer player Kene Eze, covered in 4 languages. More than half were born since 1970, 5 in all. Bob Dustal (1935) and Myles Hartsfield (1997) mark the two ends of the list. The longest list of any town in New Jersey belongs to Hackensack, with 62.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Kene Eze
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1935
Bob Dustal
Youngest
1997
Myles Hartsfield
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Sayreville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Sayreville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 2 births.
SportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Sayreville is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.4 times the usual share.
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 Sayreville
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Sayreville
Another 4, 3 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Sayreville home
One more notable person made the town home: John S. Wisniewski.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Perth Amboy’s, at 48 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sayreville 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 Mulvey: Phil5329 on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Crosby: E Cardonik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Rodriguez: Wil540 art, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhonda L. Rompola: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Bon Jovi: Laurent Fox--HUD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Vallely: J-Ros at Dutch Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Evigan: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Mr. Lawrence: Michelle Nakashima, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bloomfield: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Evanovich: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vitamin C: LoveLaced at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons