#1Famous people · Morrisville
The 6 famous people born in Morrisville, led by Asher Roth
Asher Roth, the American rapper, is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 6.2 for every 10,000 residents. The first birth on record is Thomas Story Kirkbride’s, in 1809, and the last Asher Roth’s, in 1985. The biggest group are scientists and doctors: 3.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Asher Roth
in 24 Wikipedia languages
First
1809
Thomas Story Kirkbride
Youngest
1985
Asher Roth
Most common field
Science & Medicine
3 people
The best known
Born in Morrisville
First, Asher Roth (24 languages), then Charles Tart (12) and Ralph Fox (9).
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#2Science & Medicine
Charles Tart
1937–2025American experimental psychologist
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RF#3
Through the years
When Morrisville’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 1.
Science & MedicineMusicSportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Morrisville is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 8.4 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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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Trenton counts 30 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morrisville 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 (4)
- Asher Roth: Asher Roth, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Tart: Judy Tart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Story Kirkbride: Frederick Gutekunst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Rodman: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons