Allen House · Photo: ClassicLady · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person from Shrewsbury yet, but Red Bank next door has 36
In New Jersey, 436 towns have someone on the list. Hackensack’s 62 names make the longest list in New Jersey. After Hackensack, the next longest list in New Jersey is Summit’s, with 61. The best known born in Red Bank is Kevin Smith.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Shrewsbury), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Shrewsbury has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Shrewsbury
The neighbour with the most names is Red Bank, at 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shrewsbury 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 (4)
- Kevin Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Bredesen: Phil Bredesen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Reeves: Gabi Hernandez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Love: ContentEditor949, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons