Famous people · Foster Township
Born near Foster Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Marilyn Horne, born in Bradford, 1 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Bradford lists 22, led by Marilyn Horne. No famous person’s birth in Foster Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Jeff Fahey, with articles in 37 languages.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Jeff Fahey
Best known
Jeff Fahey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Foster Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Foster Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George Grant Blaisdell
1895–1978Inventor of the Zippo lighter
Willard M. Smith
1840–1918United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Louis Zamperini
1917–2014Italian-American middle distance runner and World War II veteran
Mary Joseph Dempsey
1856–1939American nurse and hospital administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Bradford, at 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Foster 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 (8)
- Jeff Fahey: photo taken by flickr user photoren, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Horne: PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Zamperini: Floatjon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Waddell: uploaded by KV5 (Talk • Phils), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Jacob Cole: Artist: Othmar J. Hoffler (1893-1954), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Joseph Dempsey: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Smith Walker: Congressional portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Caldwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons