Famous people · Derry Township
Born near Derry Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Ralph Savidge, born in Jerseytown, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Haldan Keffer Hartline, with articles in 51 languages. No entry yet names Derry Township as a birthplace. 1,004 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Haldan Keffer Hartline
Best known
Haldan Keffer Hartline
in 51 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Derry Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Derry Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Peter Markle
born 1952Film director, television director, screenwriter
Haldan Keffer Hartline
1903–1983American neuroscientist
Pamela Ribon
born 1975American screenwriter, author and actress
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Derry 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 (8)
- Haldan Keffer Hartline: Bell Telephone Company Uploaded by Simtropolitan at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Krysten Ritter: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Markle: Ion Mihăică, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Eugene Lutz: Dwhitten009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. J. Bleday: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Robert Kehler: U. S. Stratcom, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lemuel Amerman: C.M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Ribon: Genevieve719, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons