Famous people · Brecknock Township
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Brecknock Township
John Updike is the most widely known, written about in 91 languages. The nearest, Onata Aprile, was born in Mohnton, 4 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Brecknock Township is on record yet. Next door, the list for Cumru Township holds Kohly Miller.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John Updike
Best known
John Updike
in 91 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Brecknock Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Brecknock Township
Nobody born in Brecknock Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
John H. Addams
1822–188119th-century American state politician
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian
Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Cumru Township’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brecknock 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)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Anzalone: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Roland Kinzer: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Gosselin: Kathy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Specht: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Addams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Goldman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary J. Scarlett Dixon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jehu Glancy Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons