Famous people · Gaskill Township
Born near Gaskill Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Britt Baker, from Punxsutawney, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Gaskill Township is on record yet. In Pennsylvania, 956 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Britt Baker
Best known
Britt Baker
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gaskill Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gaskill Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Melvin L. Brown
1931–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Joan Chittister
born 1936Roman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academic
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gaskill 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 (14)
- Britt Baker: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Mesoraco: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hunter: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald C. Bruce: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin L. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sparky Lyle: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Daley: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Jenks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Miller: Krzysztof Krzempek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James DeHart: Duke University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Menosky: American Caramel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Orlando Smith: William Rodearmel, compiler and editor. E.K. Meyers (Harrisburg, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Madar: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons