Famous people · Lower Salford Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lower Salford Township
Closest of all is Tom McLaughlin, from Harleysville, 1 mi away. Peggy March is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. No entry yet names Lower Salford Township as a birthplace. Of the towns next door, Harleysville lists the most: 2, with Tom McLaughlin first.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Peggy March
Best known
Peggy March
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lower Salford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lower Salford Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frederick Muhlenberg
1750–1801American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Russell Hoban
1925–2011American expatriate writer and illustrator
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
1753–1815United States botanist and Lutheran clergyman
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Harleysville leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Salford 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 (8)
- Frederick Muhlenberg: Joseph Wright (1756 - 1793), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Hoban: Richard Cooper, 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
- Henry Appenzeller: William Elliot Griffis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Jones-Quartey: Sue Lukenbaugh from Sacramento, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons