Famous people · Chest Township
Born near Chest Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Rembert Weakland, was born in Patton, 3 mi away. Across Pennsylvania, 938 towns list someone born there. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Chest Township. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Rembert Weakland
Best known
Rembert Weakland
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chest Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chest Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edgar M. Cortright
1923–2014Senior NASA official-administrator and engineering researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chest 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 (7)
- Marvin L. Esch: Campaign handbill (detail), 1967-1974, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar M. Cortright: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Smith: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Wagner: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Flick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Lipnic: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons