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Famous people · Lansdale
14 famous people were born in Lansdale, most of them since 1970
The best known is the American singer Peggy March, with articles in 24 languages. Second and third on the list are Russell Hoban and Missy Mazzoli. Only 101 of the 923 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 7.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Peggy March
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1912
J. M. Fretz
Youngest
1986
Dan Campbell
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lansdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lansdale’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1980s come out on top, with 4 births.
SportsMusicWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lansdale
Peggy March leads with articles in 24 languages, ahead of Russell Hoban (20) and Missy Mazzoli (8).
#2Writing & Arts
Russell Hoban
1925–2011American expatriate writer and illustrator
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Lansdale is known for
Lansdale has 3.9× the usual share of musicians.
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 Lansdale
Here are 11 more, born from 1912 to 1986.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lansdale home
One more notable person made the town home: Jim Fraser.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Montgomeryville lists the most people: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lansdale 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 (7)
- Russell Hoban: Richard Cooper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Missy Mazzoli: Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Malagari: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph James Wickel: Temple University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Kraus: Judae1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Fraser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winfield Scott Hancock: Campbell Photo Service, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons