Famous people · Patton Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Patton Township
The nearest, Chris Bahr, was born in State College, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Patton Township. Jonathan Frakes is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. Across Pennsylvania, 976 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Jonathan Frakes
Best known
Jonathan Frakes
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Patton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Patton Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Louisa Willard
1898–1993American forensic scientist
Doug Sweetland
born 1974American animator and filmmaker
Benjamin Franklin Keller
1857–1921United States federal judge
Glenn Thompson
born 1959U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
John Montgomery Ward
1860–1925American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager
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Close by, Halfmoon Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Patton 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)
- Jonathan Frakes: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff VanderMeer: SouthernNights, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Thompson: U. S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Gregg Curtin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Grey Barnard: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Montgomery Ward: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Adams Thompson: Henry Garst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. Gray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons