#1Famous people · Doylestown
Writers and artists stand out among the 36 famous people born in Doylestown
Pink leads the list, covered in 89 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 15 were born, the most of any period. Born in 1851, Clarence Buckman is the first name on record, and Nick Bitsko, born in 2002, the most recent. For every 10,000 residents the town has 43.2, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Pink
in 89 Wikipedia languages
First
1851
Clarence Buckman
Youngest
2002
Nick Bitsko
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Doylestown’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Doylestown
Pink has articles in 89 languages, James A. Michener in 50 and Timothy Stack in 13.
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Film, TV & Stage
Timothy Stack
born 1954American film and television actor and screenwriter
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Doylestown’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1950s than in any other ten years, 8 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawNotableMilitaryScience & MedicineMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Doylestown is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is soldiers and sailors, at 2.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Doylestown
33 more, from 1851 to 2002.
Sean Conley
born 1980American former US Navy officer who is the Physician to the President
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
Henry Chapman Mercer
1856–1930American tile maker, archaeologist, curator and writer, founder of Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Charles Robert Francis
1875–1946United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
MilitaryWikipedia ↗
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The most names next door are in Buckingham Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Doylestown 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 (15)
- Pink: Andemaya, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Michener: Robert Wilson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos W. Barber: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samantha Hoopes: Photo by Erick Acuna Cropped by Danyele, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camille Schrier: Drug Enforcement Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Conley: Lt. William Legg, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Chapman Mercer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Smerconish: IVN News, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Buckman: "Nelson", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Pettine: Erik Daniel Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Flynn: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Robert Francis: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles T. Horner Jr.: WikiHistoryWW2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Green: Lafayette Group, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward M. Paxson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons