#1Film, TV & Stage
Greg Evigan
born 1953American film, stage, and television actor
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Famous people · South Amboy
13 famous people were born in South Amboy from 1756 to 1953
With articles in 21 languages, Greg Evigan is the most widely known. The largest group, 6, was born between 1920 and 1969. Per head, the list is long: 13 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5. Only 70 of the 437 towns in New Jersey with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Greg Evigan
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1756
James Morgan Jr.
Youngest
1953
Greg Evigan
Most common field
Sports
6 people
The best known
Born in South Amboy
Two of the three are performers.
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Through the years
When South Amboy’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What South Amboy is known for
South Amboy has 1.3× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in South Amboy
Another 10, the earliest born in 1756.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Perth Amboy has the most on record, with 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Amboy 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 (7)
- Greg Evigan: lukeford.net, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Giles Hoffman: Harold G. Hoffman for Governor campaign., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allie Clark: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny O'Brien: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas J. Scully: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie O'Brien: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Bon Jovi: Laurent Fox--HUD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons