#1Famous people · Burrell Township
The American journalist Nellie Bly is the one famous person from Burrell Township
Nellie Bly, the American journalist, was born in 1864. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. 70 languages have an article about them. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Nellie Bly
in 70 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Nellie Bly
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Burrell Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
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- Nellie Bly: H. J. Myers, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons