Springmont has yet to put a famous person on the list
The nearest list is next door in Sinking Spring: 3 names, starting with Paul Specht. 938 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Springmont), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Springmont has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Springmont
Sinking Spring leads the towns around it, with 3 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springmont 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)
- Paul Specht: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons