Famous people · Rome Township
Born near Rome Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Jeannie Seely, born in Titusville, 8 mi away, is the closest. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 1,004 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Jeannie Seely
Best known
Jeannie Seely
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rome Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rome Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Lynn St. John
1876–1950American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
Peter McLaughlin
born 1949American politician – Minnesota -House 1985-90 (District 60B)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rome 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)
- Jeannie Seely: sisterphotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julien Bryan: Julien Bryan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. A. Mihailoff: Ryota Nakanishi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Peterson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael C. Kerr: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul S. L. Johnson: Das Bild stammt aus meiner persönlichen Sammlung., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Dunn: Film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daisy Bacon: W. Eugene Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons