
Born near Stafford Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Clark Harris, born in Manahawkin, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mark Geiger, with articles in 25 languages. The nearest list is next door in Barnegat Township: 3 names, starting with Frank Molinaro. No famous person on record lists Stafford Township as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Stafford Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Stafford Township
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Henry R. Tilton
1836–1906United States Army Medal of Honor recipient




James T. Edwards
1838–1914American educator and politician

Thomas A. Mathis
1869–1958New Jersey State Senator and political boss

George Winterling
1931–2023American television meteorologist
Who’s the most famous person from Stafford Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Stafford Township’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Barnegat Township has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stafford 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 (10)
- Mark Geiger: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brady Noon: Paramount Pictures, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Molinaro: Ilgar Jafarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Cramer: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clark Harris: Navin75, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Elias: Spc. Justin Snyder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Carson: Arizona National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry R. Tilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
