Born near Rush Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Harry E. Trout, was born in Lykens, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Les Brown, with articles in 16 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Rush Township. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 976 towns.
What stands out about Rush Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Rush Township
Nobody born in Rush Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Dave Hoover
1955–2011American comic book artist and animator
Thomas W. Hoffman
1839–1905American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rush 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 (3)
- Les Brown: Associated Booking Corporation (management)/photographer: James Kriegsmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Byron Coble: no conegut, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Scheib: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons