Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 4.0Norwegian Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Over the border in Pottsville, 57 names are on record, led by Gary S. Becker. Famous people are on record for 976 of the towns in Pennsylvania. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names. Altoona has the second-longest list in Pennsylvania, after Bethlehem, with 69.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Norwegian Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Norwegian Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Norwegian Township
3 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Norwegian Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Gary S. Becker: MAR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Holden: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Brumm: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons