
Born near The Hills: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Casey Murphy, from Bridgewater Township, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Lee Van Cleef, with articles in 59 languages. Casey Murphy leads the 9 names listed next door in Bridgewater Township. Famous people are on record for 436 of the towns in New Jersey.
What stands out about The Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near The Hills
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Ben Carnevale
1915–2008American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Charlie Papazian
born 1949American nuclear engineer, brewer and author

Mickey Gall
born 1992American mixed martial artist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Bridgewater Township has the longest list next door: 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is The Hills 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 (7)
- Lee Van Cleef: Giulio Petroni (director)PEC/United Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederica von Stade: SPC 5 B. Goulait, U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip Morrison: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elinor Wylie: Unidentified photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey Chiesa: Joy Holder, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Murphy: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zip the Pinhead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

