Famous people · Lackawannock Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lackawannock Township
John D. MacDonald is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. Closest of all is Alf Landon, from West Middlesex, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Lackawannock Township is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
John D. MacDonald
Best known
John D. MacDonald
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lackawannock Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lackawannock Township
Nobody born in Lackawannock Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Grover Norquist
born 1956American conservative activist and lobbyist
William Henry Stafford Jr.
1931–2025United States federal judge
David E. Wood
1823–186219th century American politician and Union Army colonel
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lackawannock 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)
- Alf Landon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Bushnell Hart: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bingham: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Norquist: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Marin: Duke University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Soose: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc L. Marks: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons