Famous people · Allegany Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allegany Township
Closest of all is Riki Lindhome, from Coudersport, 9 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Allegany Township. 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Riki Lindhome
Best known
Riki Lindhome
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Allegany Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Allegany Township
Nobody born in Allegany Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allegany 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)
- George "Gabby" Hayes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fielder Jones: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Shaw: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Bassett Clarke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry S. Rowe: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons