Born near Reade Township: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Tim Thompson, was born in Coalport, 6 mi away. Charlie Crist is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. No entry yet names Reade Township as a birthplace. Next door, the list for Flinton holds Marvin L. Esch.
What stands out about Reade Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Reade Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Charlie Crist
born 1956United States Representative from 2017 to 2022

Michael Behe
born 1952American biochemist, author, and intelligent design advocate





Edgar M. Cortright
1923–2014Senior NASA official-administrator and engineering researcher
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, only Flinton has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reade 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 (13)
- Charlie Crist: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Behe: Campus Photo • Bryan Matluk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Blair: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Winter: Dxede5x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Beam Piper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Waring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar M. Cortright: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farran Zerbe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond M. Fuoss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Fleming: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Sitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin L. Esch: Campaign handbill (detail), 1967-1974, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
