Famous people · West Lakeland Township
Born near West Lakeland Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bjørn Selander, from Hudson, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Denis McDonough, with articles in 30 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in West Lakeland Township. The nearest list is next door in Hudson: 11 names, starting with Bjørn Selander.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Denis McDonough
Best known
Denis McDonough
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Lakeland Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Lakeland Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Denis McDonough
born 196911th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Olive Ann Alcorn
1900–1975American actor, model and dancer
Thomas J. Abercrombie
1930–2006American photographer and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Lakeland 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)
- Denis McDonough: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michelle Fischbach: U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Moose Goheen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Carter: Farkhod, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Ann Alcorn: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bjørn Selander: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Arnfelt: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons