#12 famous people call Walnutport their birthplace
The best known is the sports reporter Meredith Marakovits, with articles in 3 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Ted Wieand. Next door, the list for Slatington holds 4, Anne Burlak first. The list runs from Ted Wieand, born in 1933, to Meredith Marakovits, born in 1983.

Born in Walnutport
#1Who’s the most famous person from Walnutport?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Walnutport’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Slatington, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Walnutport 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 (2)
- Meredith Marakovits: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Burlak: Communist Party USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
