#1Famous people · Norristown
45 famous people were born in Norristown, most of them between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American actress Maria Bello, covered in 53 languages. 9 of them were born since 1970. Samuel Powell (1776) and Cam Reddish (1999) mark the two ends of the list. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 12.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
45
notable people
Best known
Maria Bello
in 53 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
Samuel Powell
Youngest
1999
Cam Reddish
Most common field
Sports
22 people
What stands out about Norristown’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Norristown
First, Maria Bello (53 languages), then Peter Boyle (45) and Jaco Pastorius (44).
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#3Through the years
When Norristown’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 8 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicNotableBusinessScience & MedicineFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Norristown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as performers, at 1.4 times.
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 Norristown
The rest number 42, with 22 athletes among them.
Michael Everson
born 1963American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher
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Mike Ruth
born 1964All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norristown 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 (7)
- Maria Bello: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Boyle: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaco Pastorius: Chris Hakkens, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Raymond: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Smith: Bruno of Hollywood, NYC. Distributed by Joe Glaser's Associated Booking Corporation., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cam Reddish: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lasorda: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons