Warder Clyde Allee
1885–1955American zoologist and ecologist
Famous people · Penn Township
Born near Penn Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Warder Clyde Allee, born in Bloomingdale, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gordon Allport, with articles in 53 languages. No famous person on record lists Penn Township as their birthplace yet. Next door, the list for Liberty Township holds John Hanson Beadle.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Gordon Allport
Best known
Gordon Allport
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penn Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Pinky Spruhan
1890–1965American football, basketball and baseball coach
Winfred Ethestal Wagoner
1888–1948American academic administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, only Liberty Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penn 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)
- Ernie Pyle: Milton J. Pike, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warder Clyde Allee: National Academy of Sciences, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William R. Ellis: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Davis Herron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark L. De Motte: From 1882's "Public Men of To-Day" by Phineas Camp Headley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Harvey Logan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Shepard: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons