Famous people · Cook Township
Born near Cook Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Daniel Sturgeon, was born in Mount Pleasant Township, 9 mi away. Fred Rogers is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cook Township. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Fred Rogers
Best known
Fred Rogers
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cook Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cook Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis J. Harvey
born 1943Former secretary of the United States Army
Jo Ann Evansgardner
1925–2010American psychologist and social activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cook 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)
- Fred Rogers: Walt Seng; Distributed by PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Palmer: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Boyer: Jane Gitschier, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patterson: film screenshot (Cannon Films-MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sturgeon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis J. Harvey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons