Famous people · Thompson
Born near Thompson: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Clarissa Tucker Tracy, was born in Jackson Township, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Thompson as a birthplace. B.F. Skinner is the most widely known, written about in 89 languages. 946 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
B.F. Skinner
Best known
B.F. Skinner
in 89 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Thompson’s famous people
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Famous people born near Thompson
Nobody born in Thompson is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Charles Pickering
1805–1878American anthropologist, botanist, and physician
Ruth deForest Lamb
1896–1978FDA's First Chief Educational Officer and author of ''American Chamber of Horrors"
Jedediah Hotchkiss
1828–1898Confederate Army officer cartographer, and topographer
Ralph Hungerford
1896–1977Naval officer and 33rd Governor of American Samoa
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thompson 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 (11)
- B.F. Skinner: Silly rabbit, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Malley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Pickering: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarissa Tucker Tracy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Lord: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Murphy: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wilbur Palmer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis S. Edwards: John Manley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Giles W. Hotchkiss: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Hungerford: USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons