Famous people · Butler Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Butler Township
Jack Palance, born in Lattimer, 3 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Butler Township as a birthplace. Over the border in Sugarloaf Township, one name is on record: Stephen Decatur Engle. Across Pennsylvania, 1,003 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Jack Palance
Best known
Jack Palance
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Butler Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Butler Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Mark McShea
1907–1991Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, titular Bishop of Mina, Bishop of Allentown
Tom DeMarco
born 1940American software engineer, author, and consultant
Sherrie Levine
born 1947American photographer and conceptual artist
Amber Lee Ettinger
born 1982American actress, Internet celebrity, model, and singer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Butler 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 (8)
- Jack Palance: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Barletta: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubie Brown: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Soltis: Vlopresto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Mitchell Palmer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Lee Ettinger: Susan Bowlus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Dempsey: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Meinhold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons