
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gibson Township
The best known of them is Joseph T. McNarney, with articles in 11 languages. Closest of all is Mike Roach, from Driftwood, 5 mi away. The list for Gibson Township is empty for now. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
What stands out about Gibson Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Gibson Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Joanna Shields
born 1962American businesswomen, vice president and managing director of Facebook EMEA




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gibson 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)
- Joseph T. McNarney: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Sestina: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Beimel: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Friel: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Cochran: Bisbee & Haskins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. O'Neill: National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons