15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lower Southampton Township
The nearest, Ken Reynolds, was born in Trevose, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Edward Hicks, with articles in 23 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lower Southampton Township. Noam Chomsky leads the 30 names listed next door in Philadelphia.
What stands out about Lower Southampton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lower Southampton Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Thomas Godfrey
1704–1749American optician and inventor
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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Southampton 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)
- Edward Hicks: Thomas Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Frankfurt: American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Volker: U.S. State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Raab: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Gunderson: Anders H Foto, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward G. Biester, Jr.: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Hayhurst: Frederick Gutekunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



