Famous people · Hanover Township
Born near Hanover Township: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Buck Freeman, born in Catasauqua, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Amanda Seyfried, with articles in 84 languages. Across Pennsylvania, 981 towns list someone born there. Over the border in Bethlehem, 78 names are on record, led by H.D..
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Amanda Seyfried
Best known
Amanda Seyfried
in 84 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hanover Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hanover Township
The 28 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andrew O. Apple
1845–1890United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898–1943American poet, short story writer, novelist
Carl Benjamin Boyer
1906–1976American mathematician and historian
Harvey Ernest Jordan
1878–1963American medical academic and eugenicist
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The neighbour with the most names is Bethlehem, at 78.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hanover 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 (15)
- Amanda Seyfried: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lil Peep: Photograph: Miller Rodríguez (Pretty Puke), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dane DeHaan: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H.D.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Jarrett: Published by ABC/Impulse! Records. Photographer uncredited and unknown., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Iacocca: João Tavares de Medeiros (government press official), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas: AP75011, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Roebuck: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Vincent Benét: Yale College (photographer unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Woodring: Paul Thompson (photo credit), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Andretti: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marco Andretti: Jkb24, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Karam: State Farm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Page: Charles E. Rubino (1896-1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Granville Dewalt: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons