
Born near Red Bank: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Wrenn Schmidt, from Lexington, 4 mi away. Across the town line, Lexington lists 8, Wrenn Schmidt first. Stanley Donen is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Red Bank.
What stands out about Red Bank’s famous people
Famous people born near Red Bank
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Jim Stuckey
born 1958All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman


Stanley Donen
1924–2019American film director and choreographer
Charles Bolden
born 194623rd Administrator of NASA and astronaut
Aziz Ansari
born 1983American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director


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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Lexington lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Red Bank 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 (5)
- Stanley Donen: Adam Schartoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angie Stone: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine O'Neal: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Iron & Wine: Andy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wrenn Schmidt: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
