#1Famous people · Ridley Park
Most of the 14 famous people born in Ridley Park came into the world between 1920 and 1969
At the top of the list is the American astronaut Daniel M. Tani, covered in 27 languages. Alan Johnson is second and Bob Rigby third. Over 68 years of births, the list goes from Hugh McCollum (1900) to Justina Headley (1968). For every 10,000 residents the town has 19.3, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Daniel M. Tani
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Hugh McCollum
Youngest
1968
Justina Headley
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Ridley Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Ridley Park’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 6.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Ridley Park
Ranked by languages covered: Daniel M. Tani with 27, then Alan Johnson with 8 and Bob Rigby with 7.
#1AJ#2
Film, TV & Stage
Alan Johnson
1937–2018American choreographer and film director
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Ridley Park is known for
Ridley Park has 2.1× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Ridley Park
The other 11 span the years 1900 to 1968.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Ridley Park home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Ridley Park, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Prospect Park has the most on record: 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridley Park 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 (3)
- Daniel M. Tani: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Rigby: Los Angeles Aztecs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Foster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons