Famous people · Union Township
28 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
Closest of all is Anna Case, from Clinton, 3 mi away. Yvonne Zima is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Next door, Clinton lists 4, led by Anna Case. Across New Jersey, 432 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Yvonne Zima
Best known
Yvonne Zima
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Union Township
Nobody born in Union Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
James Parker II
1776–1868United States Representative from New Jersey
John T. Bird
1829–1911Member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey
John DeWitt
1881–1930American football player, track and field athlete
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Clinton: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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 (16)
- Courtney Henggeler: AMFM STUDIOS LLC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Foran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Federici: Wasted Time R at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John DeWitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian White: Elopez76, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Jennings: James Forbes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Case: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Opdyke: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Walton: TheMattWalton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Foster McGowan Voorhees: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnston Cornish: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alison Haislip: Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Ludlow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Bird: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank L. Howley: Der Telegraf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John De Mott: Everts, Ensign & Everts (Philadelphia), publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons