
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Harborcreek Township
Paul J. Weitz, born in Erie, 6 mi away, is the closest. The list for Harborcreek Township is empty for now. Next door, Erie lists 52, led by Paul J. Weitz. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
What stands out about Harborcreek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Harborcreek Township
Nobody born in Harborcreek Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Richard T. Ely
1854–1943United States economist and author


William Spencer Newbury
1834–1915Mayor of Portland Oregon 1877-1879


Lynn St. John
1876–1950American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator




George E. Matthews
1855–1911President of the J. N. Matthews Co., publisher of the Buffalo Courier-Express
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Famous people from the towns next door
Erie has the longest list next door: 52.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harborcreek 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 (12)
- Paul J. Weitz: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Burns: Brother87, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph D. Pistone: United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard T. Ely: Published in the United States prior to 1923, public domain., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daisy Bacon: W. Eugene Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Mann Hamilton: Edited by Frederick S. Hills. Published by The Argus Company, Albany., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Leach: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Fremont Amidon: The Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde O. DeLand: 1866-1958. Frederick DeLand Leete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Dickerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Matthews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Spencer Newbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
