#13 famous people come from Souderton, Henry Appenzeller the best known
Articles in 10 languages make the American Methodist missionary Henry Appenzeller the best known. Close behind are Robert Godshall and Jake Metz. For every 10,000 residents the town has 4.2, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. Jake Metz, born in 1991, is the youngest, and Henry Appenzeller, born in 1858, the first on record.

Born in Souderton
The three are covered in 10, 3 and 1 languages: Henry Appenzeller, Robert Godshall and Jake Metz.
#1What Souderton is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Souderton 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 (1)
- Henry Appenzeller: William Elliot Griffis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons