Famous people · Monroe Township
Born near Monroe Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, James Addams Beaver, was born in Millerstown, 8 mi away. Jacob Banks Kurtz leads the 2 names listed next door in Delaware Township. No famous person on record lists Monroe Township as their birthplace yet. Across Pennsylvania, 976 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
James Addams Beaver
Best known
James Addams Beaver
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Monroe Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Monroe Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ralph Mitterling
1890–1956American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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Delaware Township leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroe 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 (5)
- James Addams Beaver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Hale Sypher: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sumner Bowman: University of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Mitterling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Banks Kurtz: Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons