#1From 1805 to 1997, Springfield Township was the birthplace of 8 famous people
At the top of the list is the American actress Toni Kalem, covered in 13 languages. The next two names are Jonas Coe and Dan Avidan. Toni Kalem was born in 1956. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970.
What stands out about Springfield Township’s famous people
When Springfield Township’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Springfield Township
Three names lead: Toni Kalem (13 languages), Jonas Coe (7) and Dan Avidan (5).
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#3What Springfield Township is known for
Musicians are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Springfield Township
Here are 5 more, born from 1827 to 1997.




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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Summit has the most people on record, 61 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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 (12)
- Toni Kalem: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Coe: Se ignora, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Avidan: User:AdrienneMonet, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Halsey: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail J. McGovern: Medill DC, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Cioffi: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Nese: Lindsay Adler Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Virginia Apgar: March of Dimes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wuhl: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James C. Fletcher: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence E. Roberts: US Air Force photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Siragusa: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons




