Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0No famous person from Athens Township yet, but Sayre next door has 6
The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,012 towns. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. The best known born in Sayre is Colleen Dominguez.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Athens Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Athens Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Athens Township
Of the towns nearby, Sayre lists the most people: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Athens 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 (3)
- Joshua Reed Giddings: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wells Tracy: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leland Justin Webb: H. T. Martin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons