No one from Wanamassa is on the famous people list yet
Asbury Park’s list, next door, has 26 names, Bud Abbott first among them. The longest list of any town in New Jersey belongs to Hackensack, with 62. After Hackensack, the next longest list in New Jersey is Summit’s, with 61. 434 towns across New Jersey can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Wanamassa), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Wanamassa has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Wanamassa
The longest list nearby is Asbury Park’s, with 26.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wanamassa 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 (2)
- Bud Abbott: Universal-International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Wigdortz: Teach First, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons