#1Famous people · Willow Grove
Chris Raab tops a list of 7 famous people born in Willow Grove
Articles in 11 languages make the American television personality Chris Raab the best known. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. Only 179 of the 981 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more. From Edwin Hallowell to Chris Raab, the births on the list run from 1844 to 1980.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Chris Raab
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1844
Edwin Hallowell
Youngest
1980
Chris Raab
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Willow Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Willow Grove’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1940s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Willow Grove
First, Chris Raab (11 languages), then Cal Schenkel (9) and Edwin Hallowell (5).
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What Willow Grove is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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Everyone else born in Willow Grove
A further 4 follow, born between 1904 and 1953.
Jeffrey Schmalz
1953–1993American journalist who reported on the AIDS Crisis in the U.S., before dying of AIDS in 1993
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The fullest list close by belongs to Abington Township, with 56.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Willow Grove 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 (5)
- Chris Raab: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Hallowell: Ellwood Roberts, editor. T. S. Benham & Company and Lewis Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enolia McMillan: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles J. Jones: Mrwick1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Fox: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons