Famous people · Vernon Center
27 famous people were born within 35 miles of Vernon Center
John Winans, born in Vernon Township, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Laurene Powell Jobs, with articles in 38 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Vernon Center yet. Across New Jersey, the lists cover 436 towns.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Laurene Powell Jobs
Best known
Laurene Powell Jobs
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Vernon Center’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Vernon Center
Nobody born in Vernon Center is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Robert Hamilton
1809–1878American lawyer, bank president and Democratic Party politician
William S. Cleveland
1943–2026American data visualization expert
Laurene Powell Jobs
born 1963American political activist, business executive, philanthropist, heiress, billionaire
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
1836–1881Union United States Army general, politician
Jim Miller
born 1983Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, born 1983
John Westbrook Hornbeck
1804–1848American politician
Daniel Myers Van Auken
1826–1908American congressman for Pennsylvania
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vernon Center 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 (12)
- Laurene Powell Jobs: Presidente_Piñera_se_reúne_con_Laurene_Powell_Jobs.jpg: Gobierno de Chile derivative work: Rec79, CC BY 3.0 cl, Wikimedia Commons
- Darren Soto: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Judson Kilpatrick: Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Miller: Aleks Ozolins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gus Dapperton: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander H. Bailey: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Wood: Newspaper photo of portrait belonging to Maine Historical Society. "Portland Sunday Telegram" (Portland, Maine)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Winans: "The History of Rock County, Wis.", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Hamilton: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Francis Lynch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Myers Van Auken: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Decker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons