Famous people · Hegins Township
Born near Hegins Township: 5 famous people within 35 miles
Les Brown, born in Reinerton, 4 mi away, is the closest. Famous people are on record for 976 of the towns in Pennsylvania. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Les Brown
Best known
Les Brown
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hegins Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hegins Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Lewis
1866–1939Miner and president of the United Mine Workers of America
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hegins 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 (3)
- Les Brown: Associated Booking Corporation (management)/photographer: James Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Byron Coble: no conegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons