Famous people · Downe Township
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Downe Township
The best known of them is Gregory Goodwin Pincus, with articles in 28 languages. Closest of all is Logan Pearsall Smith, from Millville, 9 mi away. Millville, which borders it, has 14 on its list, the best known Steven S. DeKnight. No famous person on record lists Downe Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
Best known
Gregory Goodwin Pincus
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Downe Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Downe Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Steven S. DeKnight
born 1965American television screenwriter, producer, and director
Lester Russell Brown
born 1934American environmental analyst
William Jackson Palmer
1836–1909American engineer and American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
Mulford B. Foster
1888–1978American botanist, naturalist and artist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Millville: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Downe 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 (13)
- Gregory Goodwin Pincus: ACME, dedicated to Bettmann Archive, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lester Russell Brown: Victor Soares/ABr, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Logan Pearsall Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven S. DeKnight: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Waldman: Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank LoBiondo: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias Petty Seeley: Francis Bazley Lee (1869-1914), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isiah Pacheco: White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Pyfer: Checkin' Ringside, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jackson Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucius Elmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mulford B. Foster: Wesley Schilling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Milbourne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons