Famous people · Blythe Township
Born near Blythe Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Ed Berrang, born in New Philadelphia, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Tommy Dorsey, with articles in 37 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Blythe Township. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Tommy Dorsey
Best known
Tommy Dorsey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blythe Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blythe Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Victor Schertzinger
1888–1941American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter
John Francis Carroll
1858–1917American newspaper editor and publisher
Joel Thompson Boone
1889–1974United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient and Vice admiral
Jimmy Dorsey
1904–1957American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
Sidney Miller
1916–2004American actor, director and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blythe 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
- Joseph Edward Kurtz: Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McCloskey: User:Tanyac311, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Senesky: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin C. Rhoades: Davidnegrete1981, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Carter: "The Salt Lake Tribune" (Salt Lake City, UT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Holden: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl Ponicsan: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Miller: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Huebner: U.S. federal government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Hoffman: Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by J. H. Hall. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1914., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Francis Carroll: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Titus: en:Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joel Thompson Boone: Harris and Ewing, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons