Famous people · Ruscombmanor Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ruscombmanor Township
Closest of all is Richard S. Becker, from Fleetwood, 3 mi away. The best known of them is John Updike, with articles in 91 languages. Of the towns next door, Fleetwood lists the most: 5, with George S. Messersmith first. No famous person on record lists Ruscombmanor Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
John Updike
Best known
John Updike
in 91 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ruscombmanor Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ruscombmanor Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian
Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
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Famous people from the towns next door
Fleetwood leads the towns around it, with 5 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ruscombmanor 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)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Messersmith: Richling, J., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hoover Rothermel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons