Famous people · South Union Township
Born near South Union Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Kristi Leskinen, was born in Hopwood, 1 mi away. George Marshall is the most widely known, written about in 105 languages. Of the bordering towns, Uniontown has the longest list: 43, with George Marshall at the top. Not one famous person on record comes from South Union Township yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
George Marshall
Best known
George Marshall
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about South Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near South Union Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bob Cowell
1924–1960American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Navy officer
John Henry Kinkead
1826–19043rd Governor of Nevada and 1st Governor of the District of Alaska
James Warhola
born 1955American artist who has illustrated more than two dozen children's books since 1987
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is South Union 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)
- Mark T. Esper: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Warhola: David Shankbone, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Foster Sterling: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Vivian Stringer: Jimpoz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Llewellyn Bowman: Underwood and Underwood (Washington, DC), photographers. Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Park Ramsey: United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Crow: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons