#17 famous people from Verona Township, many of them athletes
The best known is the American actor and comedian Jay Mohr, with articles in 38 languages. Close behind are Jon Okafor and Julia Ashley. Most were born since 1970: 5 of them. From Max Hornfeck in 1874 to Julia Ashley in 1996, the births cover 122 years.
What stands out about Verona Township’s famous people
When Verona Township’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Verona Township is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 2.4 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Born in Verona Township
Jay Mohr, Jon Okafor and Julia Ashley are written about in 38, 5 and 5 languages.
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#3Everyone else born in Verona Township
4 more names, born between 1874 and 1994.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Montclair Township’s, at 41 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Verona Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Jay Mohr: Morten Skovgaard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Okafor: Rich Von Biberstein, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Ashley: LittleBlinky, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Hornfeck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Lederberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Pitt: Thomas Peter Schulz at https://www.flickr.com/photos/t_p_s/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Brodeur: JFVoll, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons


