
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shark River Hills
Neptune Township, which borders it, has 35 on its list, the best known Danny DeVito. The nearest, Jack Nicholson, was born in Neptune City, 1 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Shark River Hills is on record yet. In all of New Jersey, the famous people on record come from 437 towns.
What stands out about Shark River Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Shark River Hills
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Bud Abbott
1897–1974American actor, producer and comedian

David Sancious
born 1953American fusion musician for keyboards and guitar
Shep Pettibone
born 1959American record producer, songwriter, DJ

Holly Black
born 1971American children's fiction writer


Garret Hobart
1844–1899Vice president of the United States from 1897 to 1899

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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Neptune Township: 35.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shark River Hills 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 (10)
- Jack Nicholson: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Springsteen: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Garret Hobart: Doremus Gallery of Art, Paterson, NJ, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Abbott: Universal-International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Williams: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janis Ian: Eddie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ajeé Wilson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Pallone: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny DeVito: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Grove: Lhcollins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons


