Famous people · Penn Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Penn Township
Closest of all is Melvin E. Page, from Picture Rocks, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for Picture Rocks holds Melvin E. Page. The best known of them is Johnny Bent, with articles in 14 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Penn Township.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Johnny Bent
Best known
Johnny Bent
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Penn Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Penn Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Marshall Francis
1862–1939American cleric (1862–1939); bishop of Indiana in the Episcopal Church
John Gosse Freeze
1825–1913Pennsylvanian lawyer and writer
John Schaar
1928–2011Political Theorist and Teacher
Joseph Welles Henderson
1890–1957American academic administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Picture Rocks’: one name.
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 (5)
- Garth Everett: Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gosse Freeze: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jared Solomon: Jeffrey Hayes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Marshall Francis: The Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons