Born near Northampton Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Frank Nicholson, from Berlin, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Edward Mooney, with articles in 17 languages. 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record. Not one famous person on record comes from Northampton Township yet.
What stands out about Northampton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Northampton Township
Nobody born in Northampton Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.






J. Glenn Beall
1894–1971Politician and United States Army soldier


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northampton 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)
- Edward Mooney: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lenore Kight: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Colgan: Jc250ex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Preston: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Augustine B. Kelley: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Charles Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Sprigg: Contemporary portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons