Famous people · Freeport Township
Born near Freeport Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Lee King, was born in Hundred, 5 mi away. Joe Manchin is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Freeport Township. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 977 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Joe Manchin
Best known
Joe Manchin
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Freeport Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Freeport Township
Nobody born in Freeport Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Fielding H. Yost
1871–1946American college football player and coach (1871–1946); College Football Hall of Fame member
Jay Johnson Morrow
1870–1937Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1921 to 1924
W. R. Wilson
1913–1986
Charles Csuri
1922–2022American computer artist, college professor, All-American college football player
A. James Manchin
1927–2003American politician in West Virginia
Ed Zern
1910–1994American writer, humorist, fisherman, environmentalist and conservationist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freeport 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 (11)
- Joe Manchin: Rebecca Hammel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur I. Boreman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Huff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Koscheck: Original uploader was East718 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill George: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Martin: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia. (Original text: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fielding H. Yost: Rentschler's Studio (Ann Arbor, Mich.), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Johnson Morrow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. R. Stockdale: Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. James Manchin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons