Famous people · Blaine Township
Born near Blaine Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Alexander Kerr Craig, born in Claysville, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joseph Albert Walker, with articles in 22 languages. Next door, Buffalo Township lists one, DeLloyd Thompson. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Blaine Township.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Joseph Albert Walker
Best known
Joseph Albert Walker
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blaine Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blaine Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elva Lawton
1896–1993American botanist and bryologist
Bud Yorkin
1926–2015American producer, director, and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blaine 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 (9)
- Joseph Albert Walker: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Goodrich Acheson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paige Spara: Warren Elgort, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Kerr Craig: Frontispiece of 1893's "Andrew K. Craig, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania" published by US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holmes McGuffey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Obadiah B. McFadden: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Reynolds Brown: Roger Sherman Studio (no individual credited), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Rodgers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons