Famous people · Greenwood Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Greenwood Township
Closest of all is James Addams Beaver, from Millerstown, 2 mi away. Delaware Township’s list, next door, has 2 names, Jacob Banks Kurtz first among them. Famous people are on record for 1,012 of the towns in Pennsylvania. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
James Addams Beaver
Best known
James Addams Beaver
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greenwood Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greenwood Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Markle
born 1944American lighting director and father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
J. Horace McFarland
1859–1948American botanist, environmentalist and photographer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Delaware Township has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenwood 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)
- James Addams Beaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Hale Sypher: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin K. Focht: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris Jacob Bixler: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Horace McFarland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Neilson Stephens: Edward Francis Harkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. Paris Chambers: Frank Holton Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Cox: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sumner Bowman: University of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Skee Riegel: Peter C. Trenham, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Banks Kurtz: Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons