
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Carroll Township
Closest of all is Matthew Quay, from Dillsburg, 1 mi away. In Pennsylvania, 1,004 towns have someone on the list. The list for Carroll Township is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Carroll Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Carroll Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou
1909–1997American chemist and scientific technical writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carroll 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 (5)
- Matthew Quay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rikki Rockett: PHOTO BY MATT BECKER www.melodicrockconcerts.com [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Gillis: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Howard: Ronalfy, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bobby Warshaw: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons