#1Famous people · New Hope
The 6 famous people born in New Hope, led by Samuel D. Ingham
Samuel D. Ingham, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Second and third on the list are Winter Ave Zoli and Gabrielle Hamilton. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 22.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Samuel D. Ingham
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1779
Samuel D. Ingham
Youngest
1994
Graham Smith
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about New Hope’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Hope’s famous people were born
The 1990s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Hope
Counted by languages, Samuel D. Ingham is ahead of Winter Ave Zoli and Gabrielle Hamilton: 16, 11 and 6.
#1
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#3Known for
What New Hope is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in New Hope
Another 3, the earliest born in 1848.
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A chosen home
Also called New Hope home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Margaret Fulton Spencer.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Lambertville: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hope 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 (5)
- Samuel D. Ingham: Martin Johnson Heade, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winter Ave Zoli: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabrielle Hamilton: kellywritershouse, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Berenstain: Darb02, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holcombe: Hill, Kelley & Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons