Famous people · Allegheny Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allegheny Township
Augustin Flanagan, born in Loretto, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Peary, with articles in 65 languages. No entry yet names Allegheny Township as a birthplace. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 1,012 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Robert Peary
Best known
Robert Peary
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Allegheny Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Allegheny Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edgar M. Cortright
1923–2014Senior NASA official-administrator and engineering researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allegheny 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 (7)
- Robert Peary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Chappell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Evans: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar M. Cortright: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet B. Jones: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Flick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons