Famous people · Covington Township
Born near Covington Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, George Fonder, was born in Elmhurst Township, 6 mi away. Howard Gardner is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. No famous person on record lists Covington Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Howard Gardner
Best known
Howard Gardner
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Covington Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Covington Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard Gardner
born 1943American developmental psychologist & academic
Jane Jacobs
1916–2006American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist
Jacqueline Benítez
born 1997Puerto Rican basketball player
Jack Harding
1898–1963American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Covington 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 (13)
- Howard Gardner: Interaction-Design.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Jacobs: Phil Stanziola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizabeth Scott: Robert Coburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Reich: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike J. Dunleavy: State of Alaska, Office of the Governor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Casey: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Williams: Georg Pahl, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Murphy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nestor Chylak: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy W. Griffiths: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Minish: The Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Fangio: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons