Famous people · Orwell Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Orwell Township
The best known of them is Gregory La Cava, with articles in 27 languages. Closest of all is Arthur L. Johnson, from Standing Stone Township, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Orwell Township is on record yet. 973 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Gregory La Cava
Best known
Gregory La Cava
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Orwell Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Orwell Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andrew James Louis Brennan
1877–1956American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Charlotte Porter
1857–1942American poet, translator, and literary critic
Ada Bittenbender
1848–1925American lawyer, feminist activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orwell 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)
- Gregory La Cava: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew James Louis Brennan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua Reed Giddings: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Bittenbender: Frances Elizabeth Willard (Life time: 1839-1898), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elise Mercur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. T. Lowe-Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Porter: Squyer's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tracy Hale: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons