#1Politics & Law
Frederick Muhlenberg
1750–1801American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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Famous people · Trappe
Leaders stand out among the 8 famous people born in Trappe
Frederick Muhlenberg leads the list, covered in 21 languages. 3 of them were born before independence, the first Peter Muhlenberg in 1746. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 19.9 for every 10,000 residents. Only 158 of the 973 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Frederick Muhlenberg
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1746
Peter Muhlenberg
Youngest
1981
Grant Wiley
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Trappe’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Trappe is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Trappe’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1750s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Trappe
Frederick Muhlenberg has articles in 21 languages, Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg in 15 and Jimmy Pop in 15.
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#2Science & Medicine
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
1753–1815United States botanist and Lutheran clergyman
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#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Trappe
Here are 5 more, born from 1746 to 1981.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Collegeville has the longest list next door: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Trappe 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)
- Frederick Muhlenberg: Joseph Wright (1756 - 1793), Public domain, 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
- Francis R. Shunk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Rudolph Smith: Wisconsin Bar Association, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons