Famous people · Porter Township
7 famous people were born within 35 miles of Porter Township
The nearest, Les Brown, was born in Reinerton, 2 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Porter Township. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Les Brown
Best known
Les Brown
in 16 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Porter Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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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 (4)
- Les Brown: Associated Booking Corporation (management)/photographer: James Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Byron Coble: no conegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Scheib: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons