Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission · CC BY-SA 2.0Franconia Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Over the border in Souderton, 3 names are on record, led by Henry Appenzeller. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. 973 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Franconia Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Franconia Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Franconia Township
Close by, the fullest list is Souderton’s, at 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Franconia 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 (1)
- Henry Appenzeller: William Elliot Griffis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons