Famous people · Spring Mount
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spring Mount
Ashley Sessa, born in Schwenksville, 1 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Spring Mount. The best known of them is Frederick Muhlenberg, with articles in 22 languages. 934 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Frederick Muhlenberg
Best known
Frederick Muhlenberg
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Spring Mount’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Spring Mount
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Frederick Muhlenberg
1750–1801American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
1753–1815United States botanist and Lutheran clergyman
John Frederick Hartranft
1830–1889United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Mount 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 (8)
- Frederick Muhlenberg: Joseph Wright (1756 - 1793), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Pop: Simon Wedege Petersen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Muhlenberg: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Appenzeller: William Elliot Griffis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Frederick Hartranft: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Washington Gladden: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons