Famous people · Foster Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Foster Township
The nearest, Ed Love, was born in Tremont, 5 mi away. Gary S. Becker is the most widely known, written about in 67 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Foster Township. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Gary S. Becker
Best known
Gary S. Becker
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Foster Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Foster Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William J. Waltersheid
born 1956Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Freeman V. Horner
1922–2005United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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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 (6)
- Gary S. Becker: MAR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John O'Hara: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Seidel: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald William Gainer: Steubenville Conferences, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Carter: "The Salt Lake Tribune" (Salt Lake City, UT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Holden: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons