Famous people · Ransom Township
Born near Ransom Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Sid Michaels Kavulich, was born in Taylor, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Howard Gardner, with articles in 54 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Ransom Township. Howard Gardner leads the 39 names listed next door in Scranton.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Howard Gardner
Best known
Howard Gardner
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ransom Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ransom Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard Gardner
born 1943American developmental psychologist & academic
Jane Jacobs
1916–2006American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist
Jack Harding
1898–1963American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Scranton has the most on record: 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ransom 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 (10)
- Howard Gardner: Interaction-Design.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Jacobs: Phil Stanziola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizabeth Scott: Robert Coburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Reich: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike J. Dunleavy: State of Alaska, Office of the Governor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Casey: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Lorne: NBC Television via the Bureau of Industrial Standards. It was not unusual for networks, studios or program sponsors to use either ad or publicity agencies to distribute publicity material. The "Bureau" was widely used by those in the industry and wa…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Stevens: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glynn Lunney: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert K. Bender: Published in Albert K. Benders Book., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons