Photo: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person born in Washington Township is listed yet
Over the border in Hackettstown, 12 names are on record, led by Jimmi Simpson. Across New Jersey, the lists cover 436 towns. Hackensack’s 62 names make the longest list in New Jersey. After Hackensack, the next longest list in New Jersey is Summit’s, with 61.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Washington Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Washington Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Washington Township
Of the towns around it, Hackettstown has the most on record: 12.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Washington 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 (3)
- Jimmi Simpson: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Elmer Salmon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alison Haislip: Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons


