
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of St. Thomas Township
The nearest, Jane Irwin Harrison, was born in Mercersburg, 8 mi away. Of the towns next door, Antrim Township lists the most: 2, with Fritz Coumbe first. So far, no famous person on record was born in St. Thomas Township. Famous people are on record for 947 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
What stands out about St. Thomas Township’s famous people
Famous people born near St. Thomas Township
Nobody born in St. Thomas Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





William V. Mong
1875–1940Actor, screenwriter, film director





John Clarke Young
1803–1857American educator, pastor, academic administrator, and fourth president of Centre College



B. Frank Heintzleman
1888–19658th Governer of Alaska, forester

David Monn
American event planner, interior designer, author, and artist
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Famous people from the towns next door
1 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is St. Thomas 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 (15)
- Jane Irwin Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lil Skies: Julio Enriquez from Denver,CO, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher T. Donahue: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ridgway Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert McClelland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Mong: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Findlay: Jacques Reich (most likely based on an earlier portrait by another artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B. Frank Heintzleman: United States Forest Service (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Findlay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clarke Young: John Sartain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Nevin: USCapitol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James N. Huston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Dunbar Embick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Monn: SYnatF, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fritz Coumbe: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
