Born near Lehigh Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Pat Crowley is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Closest of all is Joseph Battisto, from Mount Pocono, 9 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lehigh Township. Across Pennsylvania, 938 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Lehigh Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lehigh Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jacqueline Benítez
born 1997Puerto Rican basketball player




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lehigh 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 (4)
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nestor Chylak: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Arthur Watres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Fangio: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons