Famous people · Clymer Township
Born near Clymer Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Charles Meredith, was born in Knoxville, 10 mi away. James Tyler Kent is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Clymer Township yet. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
James Tyler Kent
Best known
James Tyler Kent
in 12 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clymer Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clymer Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Louise Heims Beck
1889–1978American librarian and vaudeville performer
William A. Stone
1846–1920American politician, Pennsylvania
Ed Schieffelin
1847–1897Prospector who discovered the Tombstone mining district
Charles Franklin Phillips
1910–1998American economist
Morton Shelley Bailey
1855–1922American politician and judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clymer 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 (10)
- Charles Meredith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Crawford: Film screenshot (Monogram Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Schieffelin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Parsons: Stafford, Hartwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Billings Packer: John W. Jordan, author. Lewis Historical Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Heims Beck: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myra Reynolds: William Merritt Chase, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip T. Van Zile: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton Shelley Bailey: Editors George E. Lewis and D. F. Stackelbeck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons