19 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Belmar
The best known of them is Jack Nicholson, with articles in 129 languages. Closest of all is Robert Folger Thorne, from Spring Lake, 1 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in West Belmar. 436 of the towns in New Jersey list at least one person.
What stands out about West Belmar’s famous people
Famous people born near West Belmar
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Shep Pettibone
born 1959American record producer, songwriter, DJ

Bud Abbott
1897–1974American actor, producer and comedian

David Sancious
born 1953American fusion musician for keyboards and guitar

Norma Eberhardt
1929–2011American actress and fashion model

Diamond Dallas Page
born 1956American professional wrestler and actor

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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Belmar, with 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Belmar 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 (9)
- Jack Nicholson: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Abbott: Universal-International, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy Williams: WBLS, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Diamond Dallas Page: Rmclearren, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janis Ian: Eddie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ajeé Wilson: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Fields: New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer: Albertin, Walter, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Grove: Lhcollins, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Balls Mahoney: Mark Farthing, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

