#1Famous people · Croydon
A single famous person was born in Croydon: Donn Pearce
In 1928, the American writer Donn Pearce was born. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. 5 languages have an article about them. Of the bordering towns, Bensalem Township has the longest list: 5, with Ryan Gunderson at the top.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Donn Pearce
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1928
Donn Pearce
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Croydon
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Croydon 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 (3)
- Donn Pearce: John Cusatis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Gunderson: Anders H Foto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Tirpak: Author - Michael Chrupcala, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons