Famous people · Bloom Township
Born near Bloom Township: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Patton Jr., from Curwensville, 8 mi away. Joan Chittister is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Bloom Township yet. 932 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Joan Chittister
Best known
Joan Chittister
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bloom Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bloom Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Emory Patton
1859–1937American politician from Pennsylvania
Joan Chittister
born 1936Roman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academic
Edward Scofield
1842–1925Union Army officer and governor of Wisconsin
Melvin L. Brown
1931–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bloom 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 (15)
- John Patton Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Emory Patton: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald C. Bruce: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Scofield: James Reeve Stuart (1834-1905), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin L. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sparky Lyle: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Brocail: User Chrisjnelson on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Daley: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony A. Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Miller: Krzysztof Krzempek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph S. Ammerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Bedell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James DeHart: Duke University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Orlando Smith: William Rodearmel, compiler and editor. E.K. Meyers (Harrisburg, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons