Famous people · Richland Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Richland Township
Sabrina Carpenter, born in Quakertown, 1 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Quakertown: 19 names, starting with Sabrina Carpenter. No famous person’s birth in Richland Township is on record yet. 1,012 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Sabrina Carpenter
Best known
Sabrina Carpenter
in 83 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Richland Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Richland Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harvey Ernest Jordan
1878–1963American medical academic and eugenicist
Jake Crouthamel
1938–2022American football player, coach, and administrator
Carl Benjamin Boyer
1906–1976American mathematician and historian
Preston Barba
1883–1971Pennsylvania German linguist, college faculty
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The longest list nearby is Quakertown’s, with 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richland 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 (8)
- Sabrina Carpenter: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Woodring: Paul Thompson (photo credit), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Buchman: Harris & Ewing photo studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Shepard: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Moyer: Beno1983 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katlyn Chookagian: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Mensch: Jason Scott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Sheetz: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons