Famous people · Yankee Springs Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Yankee Springs Township
Mary Cynthia Dickerson is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Closest of all is Herbert E. Gregory, from Middleville, 5 mi away. Next door, Hope Township lists one, Lydia Roberts. Not one famous person on record comes from Yankee Springs Township yet.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Mary Cynthia Dickerson
Best known
Mary Cynthia Dickerson
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Yankee Springs Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Yankee Springs Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Cynthia Dickerson
1866–1923American herpetologist, museum curator and magazine editor
Allen Steckle
1872–1938American football player and coach from the United States
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Around it, only Hope Township has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Yankee Springs 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)
- Mary Cynthia Dickerson: Taken by a Fifth Avenue photographic studio in New York City., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Johncock: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert E. Gregory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Steckle: Rentschler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- F. A. Harper: F.A. Harper, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angela Rigas: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loyal Edwin Knappen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons