Born near East Hanover Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Of the towns next door, Hershey lists the most: 25, with Christian Pulisic first. Closest of all is John J. Kleiner, from West Hanover Township, 4 mi away. No famous person on record lists East Hanover Township as their birthplace yet. John M. Thome is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages.
What stands out about East Hanover Township’s famous people
Famous people born near East Hanover Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Hershey has the most on record: 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Hanover 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 (5)
- John M. Thome: Archivo Histórico OAC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gaudette: Longbomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Woods: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashbel Green Simonton: William Simonton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Hershey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
