Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Leesport is the birthplace of 2 famous people
The best known is the American baseball player Doug Clemens, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the visual artist Sheila Butler. Over 1 years of births, the list goes from Sheila Butler (1938) to Doug Clemens (1939). Across the town line, Bern Township lists one, Joseph Hiester.
Born in Leesport
What Leesport is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 1.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Who’s the most famous person from Leesport?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Leesport’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Bern Township has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Leesport 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 (2)
- Joseph Hiester: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/governors/hiester.asp?secid=31, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monroe Althouse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

