
Cory Mazzoni
born 1989American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB)
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Cory Mazzoni, was born in Evans City, 2 mi away. Next door, Evans City lists 2, led by Cory Mazzoni. William Eythe is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. 978 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB)


Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Forward Township’s most famous person is.
The longest list nearby is Evans City’s, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forward 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.