Born near Lower Frederick Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lisa Waltz, was born in Limerick Township, 4 mi away. Carl Andrew Spaatz is the most widely known, written about in 25 languages. Of the bordering towns, Schwenksville has the longest list: 4, with Justin Jaworski at the top. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Lower Frederick Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lower Frederick Township
Nobody born in Lower Frederick Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

John Frederick Hartranft
1830–1889United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Frederick Muhlenberg
1750–1801American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
1753–1815United States botanist and Lutheran clergyman






Loren Gray
born 2002American singer, social media personality, and model from Pennsylvania




Jim Mickle
born 1979American film director, screenwriter and film editor



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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Schwenksville has the most on record: 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Frederick Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (17)
- Carl Andrew Spaatz: Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Gray: Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Muhlenberg: Joseph Wright (1756 - 1793), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daryl Hall: Matthew Becker, Weatherman90 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nicole Barnhart: Ampatent, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Pop: Simon Wedege Petersen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Muhlenberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerard Hallock: Wide World Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Buchman: Harris & Ewing photo studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Mickle: isabelle VERONESE from ELBEUF, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Sassaman: Alexander Klink, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Appenzeller: William Elliot Griffis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Frederick Hartranft: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Kratz: Dealphungo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Jaworski: JavierMunozF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
