Famous people · Shippen Township
5 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shippen Township
Joseph T. McNarney, born in Emporium, 5 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Shippen Township. Across Pennsylvania, 976 towns list someone born there. Of the bordering towns, St. Marys has the longest list: 13, with Joanna Shields at the top.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Joseph T. McNarney
Best known
Joseph T. McNarney
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shippen Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shippen Township
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joanna Shields
born 1962American businesswomen, vice president and managing director of Facebook EMEA
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The longest list nearby is St. Marys’, with 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shippen 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)
- Joseph T. McNarney: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Sestina: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Beimel: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons