Famous people · Hampden Township
Born near Hampden Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Park Dietz, born in Camp Hill, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Newt Gingrich, with articles in 59 languages. The list for Hampden Township is empty for now. Next door, Mechanicsburg lists 19, led by Rikki Rockett.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Newt Gingrich
Best known
Newt Gingrich
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hampden Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hampden Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Newt Gingrich
born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou
1909–1997American chemist and scientific technical writer
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The longest list nearby is Mechanicsburg’s, with 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hampden 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 (9)
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Mabius: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Branca: The original uploader was DanKassem at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Brady: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shiley: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rikki Rockett: PHOTO BY MATT BECKER www.melodicrockconcerts.com [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Gillis: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Fotopoulos: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Eckels Beltzhoover: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons