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Sports
John Taylor
born 1962American football wide receiver, two-time Pro Bowler in the 1980s
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Famous people · Pennsauken Township
7 famous people from Pennsauken Township, many of them athletes
With articles in 6 languages, John Taylor is the most widely known. Dotty Attie is second and Harold Amos third. 4 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Harold Amos, born in 1918, and the youngest Ron Curry, born in 1993.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
John Taylor
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Harold Amos
Youngest
1993
Ron Curry
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Pennsauken Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Pennsauken Township is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Pennsauken Township’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1960s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Pennsauken Township
First, John Taylor (6 languages), then Dotty Attie (5) and Harold Amos (5).
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Everyone else born in Pennsauken Township
4 more, from 1921 to 1993.
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A chosen home
Also called Pennsauken Township home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Pennsauken Township, though born elsewhere.
Joseph T. Angelo
1896–1978World War I recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (1896−1978)
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Camden has the most on record: 56.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pennsauken 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 (7)
- Harold Amos: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph T. Angelo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kellyanne Conway: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ali Larter: Ali_Larter_at_WonderCon_2010_1.JPG: BrokenSphere derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard V. Allen: White House Photo Collection Galleries / Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert K. Crane: Fabian Bachrach, CC BY 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons