Famous people · Nockamixon Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Nockamixon Township
The nearest, Harvey Spencer Lewis, was born in Frenchtown, 6 mi away. Haycock Township’s list, next door, has one name: Herbert Sheetz. The best known of them is Sabrina Carpenter, with articles in 83 languages. No famous person’s birth in Nockamixon Township is on record yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Sabrina Carpenter
Best known
Sabrina Carpenter
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Nockamixon Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Nockamixon Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carl Benjamin Boyer
1906–1976American mathematician and historian
Samuel Carey Bradshaw
1809–1872American politician
Preston Barba
1883–1971Pennsylvania German linguist, college faculty
Jan Shepard
1928–2025American actor and television actor
Harvey Ernest Jordan
1878–1963American medical academic and eugenicist
Randall Munroe
born 1984American cartoonist, author and engineer
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The longest list nearby is Haycock Township’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nockamixon 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)
- Sabrina Carpenter: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James McKeen Cattell: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Coleman: Jack_Coleman_Get_Smart_premiere_arrival.jpg: Anthony Citrano derivative work: RanZag, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Woodring: Paul Thompson (photo credit), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Barbara Seibert: Smithsonian Institution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Shepard: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Sheetz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Raub: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons