Famous people · East Allen Township
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Allen Township
The nearest, Buck Freeman, was born in Catasauqua, 4 mi away. The list for East Allen Township is empty for now. The best known of them is H.D., with articles in 45 languages. Of the towns next door, Bath lists the most: 2, with Arthur Granville Dewalt first.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
H.D.
Best known
H.D.
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Allen Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Allen Township
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andrew O. Apple
1845–1890United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Andy Tomasic
1917–2008American football and Major League Baseball player
Samuel Henry Kress
1863–1955American businessman and philanthropist (1863-1955), founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five and ten cent store chain
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898–1943American poet, short story writer, novelist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Allen 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 (9)
- H.D.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas: AP75011, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Roebuck: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Vincent Benét: Yale College (photographer unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Andretti: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Andretti: Jkb24, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Henry Kress: Alman & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Granville Dewalt: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Wolf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons