Famous people · Penn Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Penn Township
Closest of all is Samuel P. Heintzelman, from Manheim, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for Manheim holds 7, Samuel P. Heintzelman first. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Samuel P. Heintzelman
Best known
Samuel P. Heintzelman
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penn Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Herbert E. Longenecker
1912–2010American academic administrator
K. T. Keller
1885–1966American automotive executive and art collector(1885-1966
Clarence Charles Newcomer
1923–2005United States federal judge
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Manheim has the most on record: 7.
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)
- Samuel P. Heintzelman: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ada Patterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Rice: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sydenham Elnathan Ancona: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilbur Marshall Urban: Stephen D Cole, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Zug: Dincher, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons