Famous people · Highland Township
Born near Highland Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cierra Runge, from Cochranville, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Richard Hamilton, with articles in 35 languages. Parkesburg’s list, next door, has 3 names, Jesse Matlack Baker first among them. No famous person on record lists Highland Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Richard Hamilton
Best known
Richard Hamilton
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Highland Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Highland Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Johnny Weir
born 1984American figure skater and television commentator
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Close by, Parkesburg counts 3 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Highland 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 (10)
- Richard Hamilton: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Weir: deerstop., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Steffen: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Preston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cierra Runge: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Keech: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Richardson: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Matlack Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fritz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons