Famous people · Fox Township
Born near Fox Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Katherine Mayo, from Ridgway, 10 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Fox Township. Of the bordering towns, St. Marys has the longest list: 13, with Joanna Shields at the top. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Katherine Mayo
Best known
Katherine Mayo
in 11 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 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joanna Shields
born 1962American businesswomen, vice president and managing director of Facebook EMEA
Joan Chittister
born 1936Roman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academic
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Famous people from the towns next door
St. Marys leads the towns around it, with 13 names.
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 (7)
- Katherine Mayo: Lafayette Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Meyer: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Sestina: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sparky Lyle: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Beimel: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph B. Scarnati: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons