#1Famous people · Bethlehem Township
Bethlehem Township is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American politician Johnston Cornish, with articles in 6 languages. The other is James Parker II, the united States Representative from New jersey. Next door, Hampton lists 3, led by Matt Walton. The first birth on record is James Parker II’s, in 1776, and the last Johnston Cornish’s, in 1858.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Johnston Cornish
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
James Parker II
Youngest
1858
Johnston Cornish
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Bethlehem Township
#1JI#2
Politics & Law
James Parker II
1776–1868United States Representative from New Jersey
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
A chosen home
Also called Bethlehem Township home
Born elsewhere, Ilene Beckerman lived here.
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Of the towns around it, Hampton has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethlehem 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 (3)
- Johnston Cornish: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Walton: TheMattWalton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Bird: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons