Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person yet from Pittston Township
Next door, Avoca lists 6, led by John W. Murphy. 999 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania. 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 Pittston Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Pittston Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Pittston Township
Of the towns around it, Avoca has the most on record: 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pittston 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 W. Murphy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Thomas Lenahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons