Famous people · Spring Brook Township
Born near Spring Brook Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
George Fonder, born in Elmhurst Township, 6 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Scranton has the longest list: 39, with Howard Gardner at the top. The list for Spring Brook Township is empty for now. The best known of them is Howard Gardner, with articles in 54 languages.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Howard Gardner
Best known
Howard Gardner
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Spring Brook Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Spring Brook Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Howard Gardner
born 1943American developmental psychologist & academic
Jane Jacobs
1916–2006American–Canadian journalist, author, and activist
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Scranton has the longest list next door: 39.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring Brook 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 (9)
- Howard Gardner: Interaction-Design.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jane Jacobs: Phil Stanziola, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lizabeth Scott: Robert Coburn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Reich: United States Department of Labor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike J. Dunleavy: State of Alaska, Office of the Governor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Casey: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Lorne: NBC Television via the Bureau of Industrial Standards. It was not unusual for networks, studios or program sponsors to use either ad or publicity agencies to distribute publicity material. The "Bureau" was widely used by those in the industry and wa…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Thomas Lenahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons