Born near Newton Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Howard Gardner, with articles in 54 languages. Andy Swan, born in Falls Township, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Newton Township. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 976 towns.
What stands out about Newton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Newton Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Howard Gardner
born 1943American developmental psychologist & academic

Jane Jacobs
1916–2006American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist





Christy Mathewson
1880–1925American Major League baseball player, manager

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newton 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 (8)
- Howard Gardner: Interaction-Design.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Jacobs: Phil Stanziola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizabeth Scott: Robert Coburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Reich: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike J. Dunleavy: State of Alaska, Office of the Governor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Casey: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Mathewson: Paul Thompson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Lorne: NBC Television via the Bureau of Industrial Standards. It was not unusual for networks, studios or program sponsors to use either ad or publicity agencies to distribute publicity material. The "Bureau" was widely used by those in the industry and wa…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons