Famous people · Banks Township
Born near Banks Township: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Lou Barletta, from Hazleton, 3 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Banks Township is on record yet. Benjamin Bloom is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Benjamin Bloom
Best known
Benjamin Bloom
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Banks Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Banks Township
Nobody born in Banks Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Tom DeMarco
born 1940American software engineer, author, and consultant
Sherrie Levine
born 1947American photographer and conceptual artist
Amber Lee Ettinger
born 1982American actress, Internet celebrity, model, and singer
Thomas Kennedy
1887–1963American miner; president of the United Mine Workers of America
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Banks 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 (16)
- Gene Snitsky: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Barletta: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Marcinko: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubie Brown: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Soltis: Vlopresto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Mitchell Palmer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Raymond Nye: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Lee Ettinger: Susan Bowlus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Dempsey: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Meinhold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Aurand: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Luciano: The poster artist isn't known. The film was distributed by United Artists., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Kennedy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Kocher: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Justin Bailey: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons