Photo: Nicholas · CC BY 2.0No one from Perry Township is on the famous people list yet
The nearest list is next door in Richmond Township: one name, John Hoover Rothermel. Famous people are on record for 982 of the towns in Pennsylvania. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Perry Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Perry Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Perry Township
The most names next door are in Richmond Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Perry Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- John Hoover Rothermel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Monroe Althouse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

