Born near South Hackensack Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Rachel Zegler, was born in Hackensack, 2 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from South Hackensack Township yet. John Travolta is the most widely known, written about in 117 languages. Across New Jersey, the lists cover 434 towns.
What stands out about South Hackensack Township’s famous people
Famous people born near South Hackensack Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.







Damon Lindelof
born 1973American screenwriter and producer
Robert Smithson
1938–1973American sculptor and conceptual artist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Hackensack leads the towns around it, with 62 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Hackensack Township 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 (9)
- John Travolta: lauraleedooley, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Harris: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Carlos Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ricky Nelson: Decca Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Muñiz: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Jonas: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Giuseppe Rossi: Harpagornis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Rizzo: Festival Eurockéennes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Helstoski: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


