19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Upper Dublin Township
The nearest, David Sloane, was born in Ambler, 2 mi away. Randy Brecker is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Upper Dublin Township yet. Of the bordering towns, Abington Township has the longest list: 56, with Matthew Fox at the top.
What stands out about Upper Dublin Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Upper Dublin Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Jim Cramer
born 1955American stockbroker, television personality, author

Randy Brecker
born 1945American flugelhorn and trumpet player

JoAnne A. Epps
1951–2023American legal scholar and Temple University’s Acting President
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Abington Township, at 56.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Dublin Township 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 (12)
- Randy Brecker: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Tsui: Didit Putra, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Martin: Mamarbus, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madeleine Dean: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Breckenridge: Seeds of Peace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Cramer: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Curtin: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sergio Avalos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Volker: U.S. State Department, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Fox: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Raab: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowland Evans: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Schumacher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George M. Ottinger: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



