
Born near South Heidelberg Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, William Goldman, was born in Wernersville, 2 mi away. Pat Gelsinger is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. Of the bordering towns, Sinking Spring has the longest list: 3, with Paul Specht at the top. The list for South Heidelberg Township is empty for now.
What stands out about South Heidelberg Township’s famous people
Famous people born near South Heidelberg Township
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Pat Gelsinger
born 1961American businessperson; former CEO of Intel


John H. Addams
1822–188119th-century American state politician
John S. Davies
1926–2010American politician in Pennsylvania

Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
born 1936Recipient of the Purple Heart medal


Mike Quackenbush
born 1976American writer and professional wrestler

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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Sinking Spring, at 3.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Heidelberg 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 Gelsinger: [Web Summit https://www.flickr.com/people/74711243@N06], CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick M. Franks, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Nicholas Eckert: United States Mint, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Specht: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Addams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Quackenbush: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Goldman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Good: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

