Christy Mathewson
1880–1925American Major League baseball player, manager
Famous people · La Plume Township
Born near La Plume Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Christy Mathewson, born in Factoryville, 1 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Dalton lists 2, led by Timmy Mayer. No famous person on record lists La Plume Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Christy Mathewson
Best known
Christy Mathewson
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about La Plume Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near La Plume Township
Nobody born in La Plume Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jim Saxton
born 1943United States Congressman from New Jersey
Frank Zitterman
1932–1993American politician in Pennsylvania
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Of the towns around it, Dalton has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is La Plume 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 (6)
- Christy Mathewson: Paul Thompson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Stevens: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Saxton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Sherwood: Congressional Employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Spangenberg: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Palys: baseball reference LLC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons