Born near Silver Lake: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Isaac Wildrick, born in Frelinghuysen Township, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jimmi Simpson, with articles in 28 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Silver Lake. The longest list of any town in New Jersey belongs to Hackensack, with 62.
What stands out about Silver Lake’s famous people
Famous people born near Silver Lake
Nobody born in Silver Lake is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Benjamin Lundy
1789–1839American Quaker abolitionist

Jimmi Simpson
born 1975American film and television actor




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silver Lake 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 (6)
- Jimmi Simpson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Millegan: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wylde: User:Brucethrillis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest Schelling: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Lundy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ely Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons