#1Famous people · Springfield Township
Springfield Township is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Joseph Pancoast, the American surgeon, with articles in 3 languages. One more name completes the list: Reading Wood Black. Born in 1805, Joseph Pancoast is the first name on record, and Reading Wood Black, born in 1830, the most recent. Mansfield Township’s list, next door, has 2 names, Eddie Smith first among them.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Joseph Pancoast
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1805
Joseph Pancoast
Youngest
1830
Reading Wood Black
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Springfield Township
#1RB#2
Politics & Law
Reading Wood Black
1830–1867Founder of Uvalde County, Texas
2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Springfield Township is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Joseph Pancoast: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Joseph Hughes: Robert LeRoy Knudsen, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons