Famous people · Lower Towamensing Township
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lower Towamensing Township
Jane Jensen, born in Palmerton, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Palmerton has the longest list: 8, with Jane Jensen at the top. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lower Towamensing Township. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 976 towns.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Jane Jensen
Best known
Jane Jensen
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lower Towamensing Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lower Towamensing Township
The 31 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas P. Shoesmith
1922–2007Diplomat; US Ambassador to Malaysia, 1983-87
Samuel Henry Kress
1863–1955American businessman and philanthropist (1863-1955), founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five and ten cent store chain
Americus Gabe Lancione
1907–1989Former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Andrew O. Apple
1845–1890United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Palmerton leads the towns around it, with 8 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Towamensing 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 (11)
- Jane Jensen: Guywelch2000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Henry Kress: Alman & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Page: Charles E. Rubino (1896-1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Hackenberg: Walker Kinsler, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel A. Dailey: U.S. Army photo by Monica King / Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Harhart: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Burlak: Communist Party USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Marakovits: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Americus Gabe Lancione: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Bugarewicz: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhett A. Hernandez: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons