Famous people · Horton Township
Born near Horton Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Katherine Mayo, with articles in 11 languages. The nearest, Joseph Edmund Sterrett, was born in Brockway, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Horton Township. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Katherine Mayo
Best known
Katherine Mayo
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Horton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Horton Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joan Chittister
born 1936Roman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academic
Joanna Shields
born 1962American businesswomen, vice president and managing director of Facebook EMEA
Jess Heiges
1871–1955American football coach and college administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Horton 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)
- Katherine Mayo: Lafayette Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Meyer: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Sestina: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sparky Lyle: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Beimel: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Elizabeth Lease: Deane, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons