AS#1
Famous people · West Reading
The 4 famous people born in West Reading, led by Austin Swift
Most widely known is Austin Swift, the American actor, with articles in 14 languages. The next two names are Andrew H. Knoll and Michael W. Kirst. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 8.8 for every 10,000 residents. 2 of them are scientists and doctors, more than in any other field.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Austin Swift
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1939
Michael W. Kirst
Youngest
1992
Austin Swift
Most common field
Science & Medicine
2 people
The best known
Born in West Reading
Scientists and doctors take two of the three places.
#2Science & Medicine
Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When West Reading’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
Science & MedicineFilm, TV & StageSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What West Reading is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in West Reading
1 more, best known first.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from West Reading?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who West Reading’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Reading’s, at 34 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Reading 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 (3)
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael W. Kirst: Jajung91, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons