Frederick Muhlenberg
1750–1801American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Famous people · Upper Providence Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Upper Providence Township
Frederick Muhlenberg, born in Trappe, 2 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Phoenixville has the longest list: 26, with Peter Farrelly at the top. The best known of them is Maria Bello, with articles in 53 languages. In Pennsylvania, 1,006 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Maria Bello
Best known
Maria Bello
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Upper Providence Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Upper Providence Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Peter Farrelly
born 1956American film director, producer and screenwriter
Michael Everson
born 1963American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher
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Close by, the fullest list is Phoenixville’s, at 26 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Providence 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 (11)
- 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
- Frederick Muhlenberg: Joseph Wright (1756 - 1793), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Pop: Simon Wedege Petersen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ritter Burnett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Dolley: Photographer not identified in source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miriam Augusta Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons