Famous people · Sylvania Township
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sylvania Township
Closest of all is Riki Lindhome, from Coudersport, 11 mi away. Austin’s list, next door, has one name: George C. Paterson. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Riki Lindhome
Best known
Riki Lindhome
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sylvania Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sylvania Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist
Grace Sartwell Mason
1876–1966American journalist, critic, and writer
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Of the towns nearby, only Austin has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sylvania 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)
- Joseph T. McNarney: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Sartwell Mason: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Garrett Cochran: Bisbee & Haskins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Paterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons