Born near Beaver Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Stan Startzell, from McClure, 9 mi away. The best known of them is James Addams Beaver, with articles in 9 languages. No famous person’s birth in Beaver Township is on record yet. In Pennsylvania, 976 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Beaver Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Beaver Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Ralph Mitterling
1890–1956American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach






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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 (7)
- James Addams Beaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Marley Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Hale Sypher: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laird Howard Barber: Frederick Gutekunst (Philadelphia, PA), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Merrill: Adolph W. Rothengatter, 1328 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac M. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Mitterling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons