John Henry Kinkead
1826–19043rd Governor of Nevada and 1st Governor of the District of Alaska
Famous people · Springhill Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Springhill Township
The nearest, John Henry Kinkead, was born in Smithfield, 4 mi away. George Marshall is the most widely known, written about in 105 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Springhill Township. 938 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
George Marshall
Best known
George Marshall
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Springhill Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Springhill Township
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Don Knotts
1924–2006American actor and stand-up comedian
William Easterly
born 1957American development economist
Bob Cowell
1924–1960American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Navy officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Springhill 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 (6)
- Don Knotts: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark T. Esper: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Selby: JoeInQueens from Queens, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert P. George: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Easterly: Jerry Bauer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons