Famous people · Penndel
Born near Penndel: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Edward Hicks, born in Langhorne, 2 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Penndel as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is James Fenimore Cooper, with articles in 93 languages. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
James Fenimore Cooper
Best known
James Fenimore Cooper
in 93 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penndel’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penndel
Nobody born in Penndel is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Thomas Godfrey
1704–1749American optician and inventor
Earl Williams
born 1951American-Israeli professional basketball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penndel 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 (4)
- James Fenimore Cooper: John Wesley Jarvis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hicks: Thomas Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Grace Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Frankfurt: American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons