15 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Hempfield Township
The nearest, Melissa Minnich Coleman, was born in Landisville, 1 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in East Hempfield Township. Jonathan Groff is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about East Hempfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near East Hempfield Township
Nobody born in East Hempfield Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






Lilian Welsh
1858–1938American physician, educator, and suffragist
K. T. Keller
1885–1966American automotive executive and art collector(1885-1966
Clarence Charles Newcomer
1923–2005United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Hempfield 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 (6)
- Jonathan Groff: Alan Light, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Behrs: jjduncan_80, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taylor Kinney: Behind The Velvet Rope TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Young: Rebecca Hammel, U.S. Senate Photographic Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Smith: Portrait by Freeman Thorpe., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons