Famous people · Paupack Township
Born near Paupack Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Homer Bigart, from Hawley, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Henry Augustus Rowland, with articles in 27 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Paupack Township yet. 953 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Henry Augustus Rowland
Best known
Henry Augustus Rowland
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Paupack Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Paupack Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Dimmick Harrison
1858–1948Second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison
Walter Tennyson Swingle
1871–1952American botanist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paupack 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