Famous people · Smithfield Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Smithfield Township
Closest of all is Christina Crosby, from Huntingdon, 2 mi away. Christina Crosby leads the 15 names listed next door in Huntingdon. The best known of them is Charles M. Schwab, with articles in 16 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Smithfield Township.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Charles M. Schwab
Best known
Charles M. Schwab
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Smithfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Smithfield Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Horace Porter
1837–1921United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Smithfield Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Smithfield 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 (7)
- Charles M. Schwab: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Crosby: Matt Harvey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David McMurtrie Gregg: Unsure - part of Selected Civil War photographs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Saxton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Porter: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Conrad Porter: A. A. Heller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Wallace: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons