Famous people · Black Creek Township
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Black Creek Township
Closest of all is Carl Meinhold, from West Hazleton, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Tommy Dorsey, with articles in 37 languages. Across the town line, Sugarloaf Township lists one, Stephen Decatur Engle. No famous person on record lists Black Creek Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Tommy Dorsey
Best known
Tommy Dorsey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Black Creek Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Black Creek Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard Sharpe Shaver
1907–1975American writer and conspiracy theorist
Tom DeMarco
born 1940American software engineer, author, and consultant
Sherrie Levine
born 1947American photographer and conceptual artist
Amber Lee Ettinger
born 1982American actress, Internet celebrity, model, and singer
Jimmy Dorsey
1904–1957American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
Victor Schertzinger
1888–1941American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter
Walter Ciszek
1904–1984Polish-American Jesuit priest and missionary
Sidney Miller
1916–2004American actor, director and songwriter
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Sugarloaf Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Black Creek 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 (16)
- Tommy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Schertzinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Barletta: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edward Kurtz: Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubie Brown: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Soltis: Vlopresto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Woodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McCloskey: User:Tanyac311, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Senesky: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Lee Ettinger: Susan Bowlus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin C. Rhoades: Davidnegrete1981, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Meinhold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl Ponicsan: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Miller: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Canzler: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons