Famous people · South Hanover Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of South Hanover Township
The nearest, Harvey Smith, was born in Union Deposit, 1 mi away. No famous person’s birth in South Hanover Township is on record yet. Christian Pulisic leads the 25 names listed next door in Hershey. The best known of them is Christian Pulisic, with articles in 59 languages.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Christian Pulisic
Best known
Christian Pulisic
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Hanover Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Hanover Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Miles Zimmerman
1917–1989American politician in Pennsylvania
Clarence Edward Mathias
1876–1935United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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The longest list nearby is Hershey’s, with 25.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Hanover 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)
- Don Keefer: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Twardzik: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Potts: Abrandao29, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John M. Thome: Archivo Histórico OAC, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Gaudette: Longbomb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brendan Woods: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashbel Green Simonton: William Simonton, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Hershey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons