Famous people · Oxford Township
Born near Oxford Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Joseph H. Himes, born in New Oxford, 1 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Conewago Township, 2 names are on record, led by John Timon. The best known of them is Rita Mae Brown, with articles in 34 languages. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,012 towns.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Rita Mae Brown
Best known
Rita Mae Brown
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oxford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oxford Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rita Mae Brown
born 1944Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist
Luther Allan Weigle
1880–1976American minister and professor of religious education
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Conewago Township has the most on record, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oxford 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)
- Rita Mae Brown: Peter Cunningham, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Luther Long: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Gobrecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph A. Goulden: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. Himes: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Lawrence: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Timon: The Sage Sons & Co. Lithograph Co., Buffalo, N.Y, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons