James Curtis Hepburn
1815–1911American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese
Famous people · Limestone Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Limestone Township
The nearest, James Curtis Hepburn, was born in Milton, 7 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Limestone Township. Turbot Township, which borders it, has one on its list: Helen Fairchild. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 996 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
James Curtis Hepburn
Best known
James Curtis Hepburn
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Limestone Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Limestone Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Peter Markle
born 1952Film director, television director, screenwriter
Herbert Zearfoss
1929–2008American politician in Pennsylvania
George Alexander Forsyth
1837–1915United States Army cavalry officer in the Civil War and American Indian Wars
Joseph Welles Henderson
1890–1957American academic administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Limestone 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)
- James Curtis Hepburn: 明治学院, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Pollock: William Henry Egle (1830-1901), author., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Markle: Ion Mihăică, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fay Kellogg: Underwood & Underwood, photographers, for The New York Times, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. J. Bleday: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Junkin Preston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Alexander Forsyth: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Balog: Greenland2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons