Famous people · Elk Township
Born near Elk Township: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Madeline Brewer is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. Closest of all is Roscoe Lockwood, from Upper Pittsgrove Township, 4 mi away. Over the border in Glassboro, 13 names are on record, led by Betty Castor. Not one famous person on record comes from Elk Township yet.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Madeline Brewer
Best known
Madeline Brewer
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elk Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elk Township
Nobody born in Elk Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Louis H. Carpenter
1839–1916American Civil War, Indian Wars, Cuban-American War Medal of Honor recipient
Mulford B. Foster
1888–1978American botanist, naturalist and artist
H. Jay Dinshah
1933–2000American proponent of veganism and Jain ethics
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Glassboro has the most on record, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elk 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 (16)
- Emma Bell: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Lockwood: User de:User:FreeMO on de.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Shinn: Everett Shinn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony DeAngelo: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Squyres: Montclair Film, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Gacy: John Jewell, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Castor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brittany Ratcliffe: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Creighton Stratton: Edward Carpenter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Clement: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Lambert Bristol: Pach, N.Y., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mulford B. Foster: Wesley Schilling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Sommers: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis H. Carpenter: HARPER'S WEEKLY, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah D. Clawson: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl C. Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons