Famous people · Union Township
Born near Union Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Charles H. Purcell, from North Bend, 4 mi away. The best known of them is George Dern, with articles in 18 languages. Of the bordering towns, North Bend has a list, with Charles H. Purcell. No famous person on record lists Union Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
George Dern
Best known
George Dern
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Union Township
Nobody born in Union Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Francis Rudolph Shonka
1906–1970American physicist and inventor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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 (11)
- George Dern: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Catherine Hanaway: Mark Schierbecker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. Purcell: Joe De Narie for the San Francisco Examiner, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Stecher: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Gerrard: United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kim Sigler: Campaign of Kim Sigler for Michigan Governor., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregg Olson: BrianIgmac, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jo Ann Marlowe: film screenshot (Screen Guild Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Emanuel: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Boll: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oswald Hoffmann: self-scanned by JGHowes, from pamphlet in uploader's collection., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons