Famous people · Porter Township
Born near Porter Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Thomas Conrad Porter, was born in Alexandria, 1 mi away. Of the towns next door, Spruce Creek Township lists William P. Maclay. The best known of them is Charles M. Schwab, with articles in 16 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Porter Township.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Charles M. Schwab
Best known
Charles M. Schwab
in 16 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Porter Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The most names next door are in Spruce Creek Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Porter 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 (7)
- Charles M. Schwab: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Crosby: Matt Harvey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David McMurtrie Gregg: Unsure - part of Selected Civil War photographs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Saxton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Conrad Porter: A. A. Heller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Wallace: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Maclay: LastFullMeasure, CC0, Wikimedia Commons