#1The 4 famous people born in Sharon Hill, led by Jalen Duren
The best known is the American basketball player Jalen Duren, with articles in 17 languages. Bert Cooper is second and Clifford DeBaptiste third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Clifford DeBaptiste, born in 1924, the newest to Jalen Duren, born in 2003. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.7, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.

Born in Sharon Hill
Two of the three are athletes.
#1Clifford DeBaptiste
born 1924Former Mayor of West Chester, Pennsylvania
When Sharon Hill’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 1 births.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Sharon Hill is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 2.1 times.
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 Sharon Hill
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Sharon Hill?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Sharon Hill’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
Colwyn has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharon Hill 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)
- Jalen Duren: Pikraken, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Wilder: Professor Bop, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cyrus Derman: Knm3211, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

