Famous people · Towamencin Township
Born near Towamencin Township: 32 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Gertrude Alderfer, was born in Kulpsville, 1 mi away. Across the town line, Lansdale lists 14, Peggy March first. Winfield Scott Hancock is the most widely known, written about in 28 languages. No entry yet names Towamencin Township as a birthplace.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Winfield Scott Hancock
Best known
Winfield Scott Hancock
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Towamencin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Towamencin Township
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Russell Hoban
1925–2011American expatriate writer and illustrator
Ross Stripling
born 1989American Baseball Player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Lansdale: 14.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Towamencin 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 (20)
- Winfield Scott Hancock: Campbell Photo Service, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Ashenfelter: Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Hoban: Richard Cooper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Tsui: Didit Putra, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Appenzeller: William Elliot Griffis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ian Jones-Quartey: Sue Lukenbaugh from Sacramento, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rozes: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Kratz: Dealphungo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Missy Mazzoli: Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe McKeehen: Dutch Boyd from Las Vegas, NV, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Jaworski: JavierMunozF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Stripling: David on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Martin Wyant: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christie Shaner: Jarrett Campbell from Cary, NC, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe DeRosa: Doug Orleans from Somerville, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Weld Burdick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Cooney: Dave Herholz on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucy Olsen: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hollenback: The Junior Class of the University of Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Molinaro: flickr user dbking, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons