No one born in Preston Township has made the famous people list yet
Edward M. Paxson is the one name listed next door in Buckingham Township. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 969 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Preston Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Preston Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Preston Township
Only Buckingham Township nearby has a name on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Preston 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 (2)
- Edward M. Paxson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sturgeon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons