Famous people · Pontoosuc Township
Born near Pontoosuc Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Dennis O'Keefe, born in Fort Madison, 7 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Pontoosuc Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Virginia Cherrill, with articles in 36 languages. Next door, the list for Dallas City holds Anton Burg.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Virginia Cherrill
Best known
Virginia Cherrill
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pontoosuc Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pontoosuc Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Patty Judge
born 194346th Lieutenant Governor and former Secretary of Agriculture for the U.S. State of Iowa.
Olive Oatman
1837–1903American living in Mormon, Tolkepaya, and Mohave societies after childhood kidnapping
Harold Arlin
1895–1986The town’s pick
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pontoosuc 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 (7)
- Virginia Cherrill: Lansing Brown, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis O'Keefe: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nedra Volz: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Bowen: Rmtip21, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olan Soule: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Oatman: Benjamin F. Powelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Henry Krehbiel: Courtney E. Krehbiel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons