
Born near Rutherford: 21 famous people within 35 miles
Christian Pulisic is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. Next door, Lower Paxton Township lists one, H. Joseph Hepford. The nearest, Don Keefer, was born in Highspire, 4 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rutherford.
What stands out about Rutherford’s famous people
Famous people born near Rutherford
Nobody born in Rutherford is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Miles Zimmerman
1917–1989American politician in Pennsylvania

Newt Gingrich
born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives




Clarence Edward Mathias
1876–1935United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

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Famous people from the towns next door
Only Lower Paxton Township nearby has a name on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rutherford 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 (7)
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Mabius: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Keefer: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Branca: The original uploader was DanKassem at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Brady: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shiley: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Twardzik: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons