#1Famous people · Collegeville
8 famous people were born in Collegeville, most of them since 1970
Articles in 21 languages make the American athletics competitor Horace Ashenfelter the best known. Behind the leader come Elin Hilderbrand and Joe DeRosa. From Horace Ashenfelter to Lucy Olsen, the births on the list run from 1923 to 2003. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15.2, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Horace Ashenfelter
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Horace Ashenfelter
Youngest
2003
Lucy Olsen
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Collegeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Collegeville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Collegeville
Languages with an article: 21 for Horace Ashenfelter, 7 for Elin Hilderbrand, 5 for Joe DeRosa.
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What Collegeville is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Trappe: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Collegeville 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 (6)
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe DeRosa: Doug Orleans from Somerville, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Cooney: Dave Herholz on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Olsen: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Muhlenberg: Joseph Wright (1756 - 1793), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ritter Burnett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons