
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lower Alsace Township
The nearest, John Updike, was born in Reading, 2 mi away. John Updike leads the 34 names listed next door in Reading. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Lower Alsace Township. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
What stands out about Lower Alsace Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lower Alsace Township
Nobody born in Lower Alsace Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian

Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Reading counts 34 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Alsace 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)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
