Famous people · Townsend Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Townsend Township
James B. McPherson, born in Clyde, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Knepper, with articles in 42 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Townsend Township. Next door, York Township lists one, George W. Norris.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Robert Knepper
Best known
Robert Knepper
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Townsend Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Townsend Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Townsend 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 (8)
- Robert Knepper: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Randleman: Larry Burton on Picasa Web Albums, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Coleman: photo taken by flickr user stark23x, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott May: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Frohman: Danial Frohman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Kelsey: Film screenshot (Sam Katzman Prod.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James B. McPherson: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Norris: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons