Famous people · Upper Salford Township
Born near Upper Salford Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tom McLaughlin, from Harleysville, 3 mi away. Frederick Muhlenberg is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. No famous person’s birth in Upper Salford Township is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 981 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Frederick Muhlenberg
Best known
Frederick Muhlenberg
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Upper Salford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Upper Salford Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Frederick Hartranft
1830–1889United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Frederick Muhlenberg
1750–1801American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
1753–1815United States botanist and Lutheran clergyman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Salford 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)
- Frederick Muhlenberg: Joseph Wright (1756 - 1793), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, 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
- Frank Buchman: Harris & Ewing photo studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Appenzeller: William Elliot Griffis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Frederick Hartranft: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons