Famous people · Lewis Township
Born near Lewis Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Charles Marley Anderson, born in Mifflinburg, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Curtis Hepburn, with articles in 34 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lewis Township is on record yet. Of the towns next door, Washington Township lists Henry Clay McCormick.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
James Curtis Hepburn
Best known
James Curtis Hepburn
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lewis Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lewis Township
Nobody born in Lewis Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Tasker H. Bliss
1853–19308th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
James Curtis Hepburn
1815–1911American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Washington Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewis 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 (16)
- James Curtis Hepburn: 明治学院, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tasker H. Bliss: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Pollock: William Henry Egle (1830-1901), author., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Shaffer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Smith: Wmaio57, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Kellogg: Underwood & Underwood, photographers, for The New York Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Marley Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Edward Difenderfer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Junkin Preston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Grant: The original uploader was Tillman at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Black: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Bohn: Jhansen23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laird Howard Barber: Frederick Gutekunst (Philadelphia, PA), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi A. Mackey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Merrill: Adolph W. Rothengatter, 1328 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay McCormick: illegible in lower left corner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons