Famous people · Pocono Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Pocono Township
The nearest, Joseph Battisto, was born in Mount Pocono, 5 mi away. Byron K. Lichtenberg is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. Next door, Paradise Township lists one, Dale H. Learn. Famous people are on record for 973 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Byron K. Lichtenberg
Best known
Byron K. Lichtenberg
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Pocono Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Pocono Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Byron K. Lichtenberg
born 1948American astronaut and engineer
David Cortright
born 1946American peace studies scholar
Kyshoen Jarrett
born 1993American football player, coach, and executive
Jacqueline Benítez
born 1997Puerto Rican basketball player
Walt Masters
1907–1992American baseball player and gridiron football player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pocono 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)
- Byron K. Lichtenberg: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles W. Buttz: "North Dakota Magazine". North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor (Bismarck, ND)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Cortright: University of Notre Dame, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyshoen Jarrett: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tighe Scott: us44mt, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons