Born near Union Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ira J. Deen, from Mount Union, 5 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Union Township. The best known of them is Christina Crosby, with articles in 11 languages. Of the bordering towns, Mill Creek has a list, with Henry C. Warfel.
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Union Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Horace Porter
1837–1921United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general

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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, only Mill Creek has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union 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)
- Christina Crosby: Matt Harvey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David McMurtrie Gregg: Unsure - part of Selected Civil War photographs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Saxton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Porter: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Wallace: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George M. Chilcott: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Milton Speer: most probably Mathew Brady, but the name is not displayed in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry C. Warfel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
