Famous people · Palmyra Township
Born near Palmyra Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Homer Bigart, from Hawley, 3 mi away. Henry Augustus Rowland is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. No famous person on record lists Palmyra Township as their birthplace yet. Next door, the list for Hawley holds 3, Homer Bigart first.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Henry Augustus Rowland
Best known
Henry Augustus Rowland
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Palmyra Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Palmyra Township
Nobody born in Palmyra Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Mary Dimmick Harrison
1858–1948Second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison
Walter Tennyson Swingle
1871–1952American botanist
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The fullest list close by belongs to Hawley, with 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmyra 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 (7)
- Henry Augustus Rowland: Henry Rowland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Lemnitzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Augusta Brownscombe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Dimmick Harrison: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Olver: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Tennyson Swingle: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory (24.07.2022), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Woodward: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons