Famous people · Penn Township
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Penn Township
Frances R. Jones, born in Mount Holly Springs, 8 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Penn Township yet. The best known of them is Deborah L. Birx, with articles in 26 languages. In Pennsylvania, 1,000 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Deborah L. Birx
Best known
Deborah L. Birx
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penn Township
Nobody born in Penn Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Deborah L. Birx
born 1956American physician and diplomat
Rachel Wall
1760–1789American pirate; last woman hanged in the state of Massachusetts
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penn 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 (6)
- Deborah L. Birx: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Armstrong Jr.: By Daniel Huntington (1816–1906) after John Vanderlyn (1775–1852), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bigler: William F. Cogswell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Owens: Amin Eshaiker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Wall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wilkins: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons