Famous people · Whitpain Township
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Whitpain Township
Sam Tsui, born in Blue Bell, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Maria Bello, with articles in 53 languages. No entry yet names Whitpain Township as a birthplace. Of the bordering towns, Ambler has the longest list: 7, with David Sloane at the top.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Maria Bello
Best known
Maria Bello
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Whitpain Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Whitpain Township
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ross Stripling
born 1989American Baseball Player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Michael Everson
born 1963American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher
Russell Hoban
1925–2011American expatriate writer and illustrator
Jim Cramer
born 1955American stockbroker, television personality, author
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitpain 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 (14)
- 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
- Russell Hoban: Richard Cooper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Tsui: Didit Putra, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Martin: Mamarbus, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laura Breckenridge: Seeds of Peace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Cramer: Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Curtin: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sergio Avalos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Missy Mazzoli: Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe McKeehen: Dutch Boyd from Las Vegas, NV, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Stripling: David on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons