Famous people · Cooke Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cooke Township
Closest of all is Frances R. Jones, from Mount Holly Springs, 9 mi away. Deborah L. Birx is the most widely known, written about in 26 languages. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Deborah L. Birx
Best known
Deborah L. Birx
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cooke Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cooke Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Wierman Wright
1824–1882American civil engineer
Deborah L. Birx
born 1956American physician and diplomat
Rachel Wall
1760–1789American pirate; last woman hanged in the state of Massachusetts
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cooke 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)
- Deborah L. Birx: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Armstrong Jr.: By Daniel Huntington (1816–1906) after John Vanderlyn (1775–1852), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bigler: William F. Cogswell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Owens: Amin Eshaiker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Wall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wilkins: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Woodburn Skiles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Finley: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wierman Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons