Famous people · Fox Township
Born near Fox Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Garland Grange, was born in Forksville, 8 mi away. Johnny Bent is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. No famous person on record lists Fox Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Johnny Bent
Best known
Johnny Bent
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fox Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fox Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Marshall Francis
1862–1939American cleric (1862–1939); bishop of Indiana in the Episcopal Church
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fox 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 (2)
- Carl Lindquist: lamnat25, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Marshall Francis: The Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons