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Famous people · Lower Merion Township
9 famous people were born in Lower Merion Township from 1745 to 1988
Most widely known is Garett Williamson, the Canadian basketball player, with articles in 5 languages. Taylor Buchholz, the American baseball player, comes second, with Henry Grow third. 3 of them were born since 1970. The list’s best known name, Garett Williamson, dates from 1988.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Garett Williamson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1745
Mary Zeller
Youngest
1988
Garett Williamson
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
4
notable residents
What stands out about Lower Merion Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lower Merion Township’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 2.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lower Merion Township
Two of the three are athletes.
#2
#3Known for
What Lower Merion Township is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Lower Merion Township
Another 6, 3 of them leaders.
Joseph Fornance
1804–1852Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Chad F. Kenney
born 1955United States federal judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lower Merion Township home
4 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Kobe Bryant the best known.
Albert Coombs Barnes
1872–1951American chemist and art collector (Barnes collection) 1872-1951
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Michael G. Rubin
born 1972American businessman (born 1972), founder and CEO of Fanatics
BusinessWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
Philadelphia has the longest list next door: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Merion 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 (11)
- Taylor Buchholz: slgckgc on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Grow: Frank Ellwood Esshom (died 1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad F. Kenney: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Curwen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alec Scheiner: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madeleine Dean: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Coombs Barnes: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael G. Rubin: Alex Subers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Freeman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowland Evans: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Schumacher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons