No famous person from Plains Township yet, but Wilkes-Barre next door has 40
Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 961 towns. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. The best known born in Wilkes-Barre is William Daniel Phillips.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Plains Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Plains Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Plains Township
Close by, the fullest list is Wilkes-Barre’s, at 40 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plains 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 (4)
- William Daniel Phillips: NIST, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edie Adams: Maurice Seymour, New York, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Thomas Lenahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Jenkins: Harris & Ewing, Washington, DC, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons