Born near Muncy Creek Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Cox Ellis, was born in Muncy, 1 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Muncy Creek Township yet. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,004 towns. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Muncy Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Muncy Creek Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

George Alexander Forsyth
1837–1915United States Army cavalry officer in the Civil War and American Indian Wars

Anna Morris Holstein
1824–1900American organizational founder, civil war nurse, author



Joseph Welles Henderson
1890–1957American academic administrator





John Gosse Freeze
1825–1913Pennsylvanian lawyer and writer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Muncy Creek 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 (11)
- Garth Everett: Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Alexander Forsyth: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Morris Holstein: Daughters of the American Revolution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Ott: Hostess, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Armstrong: from photo, Published by the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Calvin: Matt Calvin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Farley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gosse Freeze: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William C. E. Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Yarrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons