Photo: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Benton Township yet, but Fishing Creek Township next door has 1
Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,006 towns. The best known born in Fishing Creek Township is Charles R. Buckalew.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Benton Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Benton Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Benton Township
One town around it has anyone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benton 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 (1)
- Charles R. Buckalew: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons