Famous people · Benezette Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Benezette Township
The nearest, Mike Roach, was born in Driftwood, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Joseph T. McNarney, with articles in 11 languages. No famous person on record lists Benezette Township as their birthplace yet. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Joseph T. McNarney
Best known
Joseph T. McNarney
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Benezette Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Benezette Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joanna Shields
born 1962American businesswomen, vice president and managing director of Facebook EMEA
Edward Scofield
1842–1925Union Army officer and governor of Wisconsin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benezette 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 (11)
- Joseph T. McNarney: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Sestina: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Scofield: James Reeve Stuart (1834-1905), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Brocail: User Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Beimel: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony A. Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Bliss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Bedell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Cochran: Bisbee & Haskins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip B. Wachtel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons