Famous people · Portage Township
Born near Portage Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Joseph T. McNarney, was born in Emporium, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Portage Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Riki Lindhome, with articles in 30 languages. Across the town line, Austin lists one, George C. Paterson.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Riki Lindhome
Best known
Riki Lindhome
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Portage Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Portage Township
Nobody born in Portage Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist
Grace Sartwell Mason
1876–1966American journalist, critic, and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Portage 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 (9)
- Joseph T. McNarney: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Sartwell Mason: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Cochran: Bisbee & Haskins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Paterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons