Born near Upper Gwynedd Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Maria Bello is the most widely known, written about in 53 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Upper Gwynedd Township. Closest of all is Timothy C. Senior, from North Wales, 1 mi away. Next door, Lansdale lists 14, led by Peggy March.
What stands out about Upper Gwynedd Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Upper Gwynedd Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Russell Hoban
1925–2011American expatriate writer and illustrator







Michael Everson
born 1963American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher
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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Gwynedd 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 (8)
- Maria Bello: Gordon Correll, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Boyle: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaco Pastorius: Chris Hakkens, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Raymond: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Smith: Bruno of Hollywood, NYC. Distributed by Joe Glaser's Associated Booking Corporation., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winfield Scott Hancock: Campbell Photo Service, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Hoban: Richard Cooper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Tsui: Didit Putra, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons