Famous people · Chadds Ford Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chadds Ford Township
Closest of all is Ted Meredith, from Chester Heights, 6 mi away. Samuel Barber is the most widely known, written about in 49 languages. The nearest list is next door in Concord Township: 2 names, starting with John Hannum III. The list for Chadds Ford Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Samuel Barber
Best known
Samuel Barber
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chadds Ford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chadds Ford Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Smedley Butler
1881–1940United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer
Peggy Etter
1943–1992American chemist and crystallographer
Bayard Taylor
1825–1878United States poet, novelist and travel writer
Dugald C. Jackson
1865–1951American electrical engineer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Concord Township counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chadds Ford Township 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 (9)
- Samuel Barber: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matisyahu: Jkupry1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Smedley Butler: original from here, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Gallner: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Meredith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bayard Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Bailey: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hemphill: Engraving by Max Rosenthal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons