Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Manheim Township has no famous person on record yet
Over the border in Lancaster, 46 names are on record, led by Jonathan Groff. 982 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Manheim Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Manheim Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Manheim Township
Of the towns around it, Lancaster has the most on record: 46.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Manheim Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Jonathan Groff: Alan Light, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons