Famous people · Nether Providence Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nether Providence Township
Closest of all is John Billingsley, from Media, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Ethel Waters, with articles in 35 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Nether Providence Township. Over the border in Chester, 56 names are on record, led by Ethel Waters.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Ethel Waters
Best known
Ethel Waters
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nether Providence Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nether Providence Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alan Johnson
1937–2018American choreographer and film director
Vincent Paterson
born 1950American choreographer and film director
Ethel Waters
1896–1977American blues, jazz and gospel vocalist and actress
Sylvanus Morley
1883–1948American archaeologist, epigrapher, Mayanist scholar, and WWI spy for the U.S.
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Of the towns nearby, 7 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nether Providence 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 (10)
- Ethel Waters: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jameer Nelson: Mike, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Billingsley: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel M. Tani: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyreke Evans: Pkantz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bartram: Howard Pyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvanus Morley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin West: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cassin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons