Famous people · West Norriton Township
Born near West Norriton Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Maria Bello, born in Norristown, 2 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Norristown has the longest list: 45, with Maria Bello at the top. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 1,012 towns. No famous person on record lists West Norriton Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Maria Bello
Best known
Maria Bello
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Norriton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Norriton Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Michael Everson
born 1963American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher
Anna Moffo
1932–2006American opera singer, television personality, and dramatic actress
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The longest list nearby is Norristown’s, with 45.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Norriton 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 (13)
- 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
- Anna Moffo: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Li: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Tsui: Didit Putra, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Martin: Mamarbus, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Howard Earle III: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Kosciuszko Zook: Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ritter Burnett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons