
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Center Township
Charles Marley Anderson, born in Mifflinburg, 5 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Center Township yet. 992 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Center Township
Nobody born in Center Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Cora Victoria Diehl
1869–1961American politician, first woman elected to public office in Oklahoma

Ralph Mitterling
1890–1956American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center 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 (6)
- Charles Marley Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laird Howard Barber: Frederick Gutekunst (Philadelphia, PA), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Merrill: Adolph W. Rothengatter, 1328 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac M. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Victoria Diehl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Mitterling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons