Wertz's Covered Bridge · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0No famous person from Spring Township yet, but Wyomissing next door has 5
Across Pennsylvania, 930 towns list someone born there. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. The best known born in Wyomissing is Der Scutt.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Spring Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Spring Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Spring Township
The longest list nearby is Wyomissing’s, with 5.
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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- Paul Specht: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hiester: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/governors/hiester.asp?secid=31, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons