Famous people · Jackson Township
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jackson Township
Bill Lippert, born in Port Trevorton, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Betty Brice, with articles in 8 languages. No entry yet names Jackson Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Betty Brice
Best known
Betty Brice
in 8 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jackson Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Jackson Township
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cummings C. Chesney
1863–1947American electrical engineer
Lillian Estelle Fisher
1891–198820th-century American historian and author
Dave Hoover
1955–2011American comic book artist and animator
Thomas W. Hoffman
1839–1905American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
Edward Cooper
1873–1928American lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jackson 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 (8)
- Betty Brice: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Cooper: Biographical Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jasper Ewing Brady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Lewis Dewart: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Lippert: Town Meeting TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Scheib: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob S. Coxey Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harvey Harman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons