Famous people · Sharon Township
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sharon Township
Fielder Jones, born in Shinglehouse, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Riki Lindhome, with articles in 30 languages. Next door, Shinglehouse lists one, Fielder Jones. No entry yet names Sharon Township as a birthplace.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Riki Lindhome
Best known
Riki Lindhome
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sharon Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sharon Township
Nobody born in Sharon Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Grace Sartwell Mason
1876–1966American journalist, critic, and writer
William E. Wheeler
1843–1911American businessman and politician, New York
William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist
Jason Dunham
1981–2004United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Grace Livingston Hill
1865–1947American writer, novelist, and short story writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Shinglehouse counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sharon 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 (18)
- Adam McMullen: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Monroe Sheldon: Uncertain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Dunham: US Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fielder Jones: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Shaw: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Livingston Hill: No photographer named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Rufus Newton: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Butts: U.S. Geological Survey taken in 1901, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Sartwell Mason: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry S. Rowe: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Barrett: Florida Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Netzel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Wheeler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron H. McCord: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons