Famous people · Fairview Township
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairview Township
The nearest, Walter Tewksbury, was born in Ashley, 4 mi away. Edie Adams is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. No famous person on record lists Fairview Township as their birthplace yet. 976 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Edie Adams
Best known
Edie Adams
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fairview Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fairview Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Russell David Johnson
1924–2014American television and film actor
Edie Adams
1927–2008American actress, comedian, singer, and businesswoman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairview 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 (18)
- Edie Adams: Maurice Seymour, New York, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Adams: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Tewksbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell David Johnson: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Mitchell Palmer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Kanjorski: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Comerford Walker: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur James: Arthur H. James for Governor campaign (Harrisburg, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Dempsey: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Bresnahan: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty Jane Williams: U.S. Air Force photo / Annette Crawford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Hoyt: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Michaels: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hendrick Bradley Wright: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Jenkins: Harris & Ewing, Washington, DC, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Gray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Henry Kunz: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Woodward Davenport: Shireenblair, CC0, Wikimedia Commons