
Lester Russell Brown
born 1934American environmental analyst
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Lester Russell Brown, was born in Bridgeton, 3 mi away. In all of New Jersey, the famous people on record come from 436 towns. The list for Silver Lake is empty for now. No town in New Jersey lists more than Hackensack, with 62.
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

American environmental analyst



Governor of Arkansas from 1862 to 1864, and in exile from 1864 to 1865



American sailor who received the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War, died 1863
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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.