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Benjamin West
1738–182018th- and 19th-century English painter
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Famous people · Springfield Township
13 famous people were born in Springfield Township, more of them athletes than in most towns
Best known of all is Benjamin West, written about in 35 languages. 6 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births since 1970 account for 5 of the names. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 5.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Benjamin West
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1738
Benjamin West
Youngest
1990
Tom Savage
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Springfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Springfield Township’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 3 people born in that decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsMusicPolitics & LawBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Springfield Township is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Springfield Township
Benjamin West leads with articles in 35 languages, ahead of Tom Keifer (17) and Joey DeFrancesco (15).
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Springfield Township
Another 10, 7 of them athletes.
Bill Carpenter
born 1937Recipient of the Purple Heart medal and player of American football
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Upper Darby Township, with 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield Township 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 (7)
- Benjamin West: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Keifer: Ralph Arvesen from Round Mountain, Texas, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Savage: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Carpenter: United States Military Academy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Edgar Thomson: Thomas J. Scharf, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Freeman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bartram: Howard Pyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons