Famous people · Mahoning Township
Born near Mahoning Township: 32 famous people within 35 miles
Benjamin Bloom is the most widely known, written about in 32 languages. No famous person’s birth in Mahoning Township is on record yet. Closest of all is Denny Seiwell, from Lehighton, 3 mi away. Over the border in Lehighton, 5 names are on record, led by Denny Seiwell.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Benjamin Bloom
Best known
Benjamin Bloom
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Mahoning Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Mahoning Township
The 32 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas F. Breslin
1885–1942Civil engineer and civilian contractor for the United States Army
Thomas Kennedy
1887–1963American miner; president of the United Mine Workers of America
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Lehighton has the most on record: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mahoning 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 (16)
- Gene Snitsky: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Marcinko: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Jensen: Guywelch2000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Raymond Nye: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), 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
- George Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Aurand: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Kennedy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Justin Bailey: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Leisenring: "The Times" (Philadelphia, PA), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norm Larker: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Vathis: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Burlak: Communist Party USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Fulmer: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Kalbfus: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons