Famous people · Spring Township
Born near Spring Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Jonathan Frakes, was born in Bellefonte, 2 mi away. The list for Spring Township is empty for now. 958 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Jonathan Frakes
Best known
Jonathan Frakes
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Spring Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Spring Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Glenn Thompson
born 1959U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
John Montgomery Ward
1860–1925American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager
Benjamin Franklin Keller
1857–1921United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spring 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)
- Jonathan Frakes: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff VanderMeer: SouthernNights, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Thompson: U. S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Gregg Curtin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Grey Barnard: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Montgomery Ward: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Knox Polk Hall: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons