Born near North Abington Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Timmy Mayer, was born in Dalton, 3 mi away. Dalton’s list, next door, has 2 names, Timmy Mayer first among them. The list for North Abington Township is empty for now. The best known of them is Pat Crowley, with articles in 23 languages.
What stands out about North Abington Township’s famous people
Famous people born near North Abington Township
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

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



Jim Saxton
born 1943United States Congressman from New Jersey






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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Dalton: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Abington 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)
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christy Mathewson: Paul Thompson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Stevens: Pattymooney, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Saxton: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Sherwood: Congressional Employee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Terpak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Spangenberg: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nestor Chylak: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Minish: The Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Arthur Watres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons