#1Famous people · Union Township
Union Township has just one famous person to its name: John Vandling Lesher
The American politician John Vandling Lesher was born in 1866. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 4 languages. 976 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.

Born here
1
notable people
Best known
John Vandling Lesher
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1866
John Vandling Lesher
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Union Township
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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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- John Vandling Lesher: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons