
6 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lurgan Township
Lil Skies, born in Chambersburg, 13 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lurgan Township. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 981 towns. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Lurgan Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lurgan Township
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




B. Frank Heintzleman
1888–19658th Governer of Alaska, forester
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lurgan 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)
- Lil Skies: Julio Enriquez from Denver,CO, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher T. Donahue: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ridgway Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. Frank Heintzleman: United States Forest Service (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons