#13 famous people were born in Clifton Heights
Articles in 3 languages make the major League Baseball player Lena Blackburne the best known. John Kelly and Todd Rizzo follow. Over the border in Upper Darby Township, 24 names are on record, led by Tina Fey. The first birth on record is John Kelly’s, in 1879, and the last Todd Rizzo’s, in 1971.

Born in Clifton Heights
The three best known are all athletes.
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Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clifton Heights 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 (2)
- Lena Blackburne: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vile: Bill Ebbesen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
