Famous people · Summit Township
Born near Summit Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Over the border in Greenville Township, one name is on record: Samuel Austin Kendall. Closest of all is Bill Collins, from Meyersdale, 2 mi away. Edward Mooney is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Summit Township.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Edward Mooney
Best known
Edward Mooney
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Summit Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Summit Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Alta Schrock
1911–2001American biology professor and community activist
J. Glenn Beall
1894–1971Politician and United States Army soldier
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Close by, the fullest list is Greenville Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summit 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 (8)
- Edward Mooney: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lenore Kight: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Glenn Beall: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles J. Colgan: Jc250ex, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Preston: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. Pringey: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Zorn: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Austin Kendall: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons