
Born near North Shenango Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Frank E. Woods, was born in Linesville, 4 mi away. Maxwell Anderson is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in North Shenango Township. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 982 towns.
What stands out about North Shenango Township’s famous people
Famous people born near North Shenango Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Ellen Maria Colfax
1836–1911Wife of Vice-President of the U.S.



Albion W. Tourgée
1838–1905American civil rights activist and novelist



Casey Kozlowski
born 1987Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Shenango 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)
- Maxwell Anderson: NBC Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank E. Woods: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Howard Hay: Winfield Scott Downs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albion W. Tourgée: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Rich: University of Michigan Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellen Maria Colfax: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Truesdale: Evans Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miner G. Norton: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons