Famous people · Surf City
Born near Surf City: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Matt Kmosko, was born in Ship Bottom, 1 mi away. Lou Taylor Pucci is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Surf City. Next door, Ship Bottom lists one, Matt Kmosko.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Lou Taylor Pucci
Best known
Lou Taylor Pucci
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Surf City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Surf City
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
James T. Edwards
1838–1914American educator and politician
Henry R. Tilton
1836–1906United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
George Winterling
1931–2023American television meteorologist
Vincent J. Polistina
born 1971Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Peace Pilgrim
1908–1981American non-denominational spiritual teacher
Frank Morgenweck
1875–1941American basketball player, coach and team owner
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Ship Bottom has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Surf City 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 (11)
- Mark Geiger: Oleg Bkhambri (Voltmetro), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nessa Barrett: Vg283, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peace Pilgrim: Benick at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Molinaro: Ilgar Jafarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Johnson: Chipermc, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doc Cramer: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Elias: Spc. Justin Snyder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Moody: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Ojserkis: Matinmatin22, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry R. Tilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James T. Edwards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons