Photo: Smallbones at en.wikipedia · Public domainNext door to Darby Township, Philadelphia lists 30 famous people
Of the famous people on record, none was born in Darby Township. 986 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Darby Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Darby Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Darby Township
The most names next door are in Philadelphia: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Darby 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 (4)
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jalen Duren: Pikraken, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Derman: Knm3211, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Wilder: Professor Bop, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons