Famous people · Springfield Township
Born near Springfield Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Douglas Tompkins, born in Conneaut, 6 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Springfield Township. Of the towns next door, Conneaut lists the most: 18, with Douglas Tompkins first. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Douglas Tompkins
Best known
Douglas Tompkins
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Springfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Springfield Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Casey Kozlowski
born 1987Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
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Close by, the fullest list is Conneaut’s, at 18 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springfield 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)
- Douglas Tompkins: Sam Beebe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Wendell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Rich: University of Michigan Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Bolles: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus J. Turner: "The Hoxie Sentinel" (Kenneth, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Truesdale: Evans Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Osee M. Hall: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Constantine Culbertson: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once A Week newspaper, 1891, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Pillion: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons