Famous people · Beaver Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Beaver Township
The nearest, Nathan Leroy Strong, was born in Summerville, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Beaver Township as their birthplace yet. Albert C. Thompson is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. 980 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Albert C. Thompson
Best known
Albert C. Thompson
in 5 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beaver Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beaver Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Means Thompson
1849–1930American naval officer and businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaver 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)
- Albert C. Thompson: Brady & Handy Photo Wash D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Leroy Strong: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Alfred Craig: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Summers Melville Jack: J. T. Stewart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Klepfer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ossee Schreckengost: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Means Thompson: Copyright by Clinedinst, Washington, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Slagle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons