Famous people · Berwick Township
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Berwick Township
The best known of them is Rita Mae Brown, with articles in 34 languages. Closest of all is Henry Louis Baugher, from Abbottstown, 2 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Conewago Township has the longest list: 2, with John Timon at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Berwick Township.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Rita Mae Brown
Best known
Rita Mae Brown
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Berwick Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Berwick Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rita Mae Brown
born 1944Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist
Luther Allan Weigle
1880–1976American minister and professor of religious education
Isaac Newton Lewis
1858–1931American soldier and inventor of the Lewis gun
Charles Edgar Woodward
1876–1942United States federal judge
William Wierman Wright
1824–1882American civil engineer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Conewago Township lists the most people: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berwick 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 (14)
- Rita Mae Brown: Peter Cunningham, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Newton Lewis: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Luther Long: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Gobrecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph A. Goulden: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. Himes: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Lawrence: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edgar Woodward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bull Durham: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wierman Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ebenezer F. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Timon: The Sage Sons & Co. Lithograph Co., Buffalo, N.Y, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons