#1Famous people · Salem Township
Salem Township counts 2 famous people, first among them Barbara Lewis
The best known is the American singer and songwriter Barbara Lewis, with articles in 11 languages. The list has one more: the American politician Melbourne H. Ford. Over the border in Northfield Township, 2 names are on record, led by Martha Waldron Janes. Born in 1849, Melbourne H. Ford is the first name on record, and Barbara Lewis, born in 1943, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Barbara Lewis
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Melbourne H. Ford
Youngest
1943
Barbara Lewis
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Salem Township
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Around it, Northfield Township has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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 (4)
- Barbara Lewis: Atlantic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melbourne H. Ford: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Waldron Janes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Allison Sweeney: W. Allison Sweeney, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons