Joseph Rothrock
1839–1922U.S. botanist. mycologist, lichenologist & conservationist
Famous people · Oliver Township
Born near Oliver Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Joseph Rothrock, from McVeytown, 2 mi away. Trent Hidlay is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. No famous person on record lists Oliver Township as their birthplace yet. The nearest list is next door in McVeytown: one name, Joseph Rothrock.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Trent Hidlay
Best known
Trent Hidlay
in 7 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oliver Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Oliver Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The longest list nearby is McVeytown’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oliver 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 (6)
- James Kerr: The Black Diamond Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Harris: Adam Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ross McCoy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Rothrock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Fogleman: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt Culbertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons