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Writing & Arts
Holly Black
born 1971American children's fiction writer
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Famous people · West Long Branch
West Long Branch counts 6 famous people, first among them Holly Black
Holly Black, the American children's fiction writer, is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. Second place goes to the American sprinter Chester Bowman, third to Jake Areman. Since 1970, 3 were born, the most of any period. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Holly Black
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1901
Chester Bowman
Youngest
1996
Jake Areman
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about West Long Branch’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When West Long Branch’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in West Long Branch
Ranked by languages covered: Holly Black with 30, then Chester Bowman with 4 and Jake Areman with 3.
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What West Long Branch is known for
West Long Branch has 1.4× the usual share of athletes.
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Of the towns nearby, Long Branch lists the most people: 55.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Long Branch 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 (5)
- Trent Hindman: SmackJam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Springsteen: Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Bredesen: Phil Bredesen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Wigdortz: Teach First, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Reeves: Gabi Hernandez, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons