Famous people · Freehold Township
Born near Freehold Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is James H. McGraw, from Harmony, 6 mi away. Lucille Ball is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. Of the towns next door, Spring Creek Township lists the most: 2, with Robert H. Jackson first. No famous person on record lists Freehold Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Lucille Ball
Best known
Lucille Ball
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Freehold Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Freehold Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Stoneman
1822–1894Union Army General and governor of California
William Henry Andrews
1846–1919American politician from Pennsylvania
Peter McLaughlin
born 1949American politician – Minnesota -House 1985-90 (District 60B)
Willis Rodney Whitney
1868–1958American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company
Roger Tory Peterson
1908–1996American naturalist, ornithologist and writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Spring Creek Township counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freehold Township 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 (13)
- Lucille Ball: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Carter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Merchant: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Rodney Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stoneman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Goodell: Cpl. Alexis Moradian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Hecker: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Andrews: John L. Cowan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Leach: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Ellsworth Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Plumb: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Buell: FriarTuck1981, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert H. Jackson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons