
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Homer Township
Closest of all is George C. Paterson, from Austin, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Riki Lindhome, with articles in 30 languages. No famous person’s birth in Homer Township is on record yet. Across Pennsylvania, 973 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Homer Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Homer Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist




Grace Sartwell Mason
1876–1966American journalist, critic, and writer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homer 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 (7)
- Joseph T. McNarney: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Sartwell Mason: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Paterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons