Famous people · Hempfield Township
Born near Hempfield Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ken Christy, from Greenville, 2 mi away. Maxwell Anderson is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hempfield Township. Next door, the list for Greenville holds 17, Ken Christy first.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Maxwell Anderson
Best known
Maxwell Anderson
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hempfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hempfield Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lillian Hoxie Picken
1856–1913American educator; textbook writer
Marvin Pierce
1893–1969President of McCall Corporation and publisher of women's magazines Redbook and McCall's.
Reid Bennett
1929–2000American politician in Pennsylvania
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Famous people from the towns next door
Greenville has the longest list next door: 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hempfield 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 (14)
- Maxwell Anderson: NBC Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Bushnell Hart: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Christy: ZIV Television Programs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Hay: Winfield Scott Downs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Long: William G. Jackman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Zeck: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Nicholson: photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Laird: Jpoindex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth M. Davis: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Hoxie Picken: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- M. Richard Rose: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Pierce: Not credited (Life time: n/a), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian L. Stafford: U.S. Secret Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Washington Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons