Famous people · Swatara Township
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Swatara Township
Bull Behman, born in Steelton, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Newt Gingrich, with articles in 58 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Swatara Township. In Pennsylvania, 982 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Newt Gingrich
Best known
Newt Gingrich
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Swatara Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Swatara Township
Nobody born in Swatara Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Newt Gingrich
born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Clarence Edward Mathias
1876–1935United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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Around it, Harrisburg has the most people on record, 36 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Swatara 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)
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Mabius: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Keefer: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Branca: The original uploader was DanKassem at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Brady: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shiley: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danielle Fotopoulos: Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Stewart: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Hershey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons