Famous people · Rush Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rush Township
The best known of them is Benjamin Bloom, with articles in 32 languages. Kimberly Bergalis, born in Tamaqua, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Rush Township. Across Pennsylvania, 956 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Benjamin Bloom
Best known
Benjamin Bloom
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rush Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rush Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tom DeMarco
born 1940American software engineer, author, and consultant
Sherrie Levine
born 1947American photographer and conceptual artist
Victor Schertzinger
1888–1941American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter
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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 (8)
- Victor Schertzinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Snitsky: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Barletta: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Marcinko: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edward Kurtz: Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubie Brown: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Soltis: Vlopresto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McCloskey: User:Tanyac311, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons