Famous people · Reading Township
Born near Reading Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Charles Elmer Resser, born in East Berlin, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rita Mae Brown, with articles in 34 languages. Over the border in Huntington Township, 2 names are on record, led by Herbert M. Greene. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Reading Township.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Rita Mae Brown
Best known
Rita Mae Brown
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Reading Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Reading Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rita Mae Brown
born 1944Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Reading Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reading 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)
- Rita Mae Brown: Peter Cunningham, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Luther Long: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Gobrecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. Himes: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bull Durham: Piedmont and Sweet Caporal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons