
Born near Fairfield Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Garth Everett, from Montoursville, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Tom Marino, with articles in 17 languages. Of the bordering towns, Montoursville has the longest list: 6, with Garth Everett at the top. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Fairfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairfield Township
Nobody born in Fairfield Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



John Gosse Freeze
1825–1913Pennsylvanian lawyer and writer

Joseph Welles Henderson
1890–1957American academic administrator

Tom Marino
born 1952Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district





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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Montoursville has the most people on record, 6 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairfield 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 (10)
- Tom Marino: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Luks: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mussina: User Mandalatv on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alize Johnson: Sakuragijr, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Girard: Universal Film Manufacturing Company (A Butterfly Picture), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garth Everett: Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gosse Freeze: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Yarrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
