Famous people · Moore Township
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Moore Township
The nearest, Arthur Granville Dewalt, was born in Bath, 4 mi away. Marco Andretti is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Of the towns next door, Allen Township lists the most: 2, with George Wolf first. Not one famous person on record comes from Moore Township yet.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Marco Andretti
Best known
Marco Andretti
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Moore Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Moore Township
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mark C. Urban
born 2000Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology
Samuel Henry Kress
1863–1955American businessman and philanthropist (1863-1955), founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five and ten cent store chain
Andrew O. Apple
1845–1890United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Andy Tomasic
1917–2008American football and Major League Baseball player
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Moore Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Moore Township’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Allen Township leads the towns around it, with 2 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Moore 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 (9)
- Marco Andretti: Jkb24, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Henry Kress: Alman & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Karam: State Farm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Page: Charles E. Rubino (1896-1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Millen: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Granville Dewalt: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Harhart: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark C. Urban: Nicholas Arisco, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Wolf: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons