Famous people · Madison Township
Born near Madison Township: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Howard Gardner is the most widely known, written about in 54 languages. Closest of all is George Fonder, from Elmhurst Township, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Madison Township. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,012 towns.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Howard Gardner
Best known
Howard Gardner
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Madison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Madison Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Woody Wagenhorst
1863–1946American football player and coach, baseball player
Howard Gardner
born 1943American developmental psychologist & academic
Jane Jacobs
1916–2006American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Madison 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)
- Howard Gardner: Interaction-Design.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Jacobs: Phil Stanziola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizabeth Scott: Robert Coburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Reich: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike J. Dunleavy: State of Alaska, Office of the Governor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Casey: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nestor Chylak: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons