Walter Tennyson Swingle
1871–1952American botanist
Famous people · Salem Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Salem Township
Walter Tennyson Swingle, born in South Canaan Township, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Pat Crowley, with articles in 23 languages. Of the bordering towns, Greene Township has a list, with George Washington Kipp. So far, no famous person on record was born in Salem Township.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Pat Crowley
Best known
Pat Crowley
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Salem Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Salem Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Woody Wagenhorst
1863–1946American football player and coach, baseball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Salem 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)
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Tennyson Swingle: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory (24.07.2022), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nestor Chylak: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Minish: The Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Arthur Watres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Costello: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Tracewski: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Kipp: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons