#1Schwenksville is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Justin Jaworski, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The American field hockey player Ashley Sessa ranks second, ahead of Trisha Hershberger. Only 249 of the 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more. Births span 1982 to 2004, from Trisha Hershberger to Ashley Sessa.
Born in Schwenksville
Athletes take two of the three places.
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#3Trisha Hershberger
born 1982American YouTuber, vlogger, and television host
When Schwenksville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1990s come out on top, with 2 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Schwenksville is known for
Schwenksville has 2.1× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Schwenksville
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Schwenksville?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Schwenksville’s most famous person is.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Schwenksville 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 (2)
- Justin Jaworski: JavierMunozF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trisha Hershberger: Trisha Hershberger, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons