8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spring Township
Stan Startzell, born in McClure, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Charles Marley Anderson, with articles in 6 languages. No famous person on record lists Spring Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
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Famous people born near Spring Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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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 (4)
- Charles Marley Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Laird Howard Barber: Frederick Gutekunst (Philadelphia, PA), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac M. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Musser: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons