
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grove Township
The nearest, Mike Roach, was born in Driftwood, 5 mi away. Joseph T. McNarney is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. No famous person on record lists Grove Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Grove Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Grove Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grove 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
- John Roach: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Friel: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Cochran: Bisbee & Haskins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Paterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James E. O'Neill: National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons