
Born near Union Township: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Joe Montana, born in New Eagle, 3 mi away, is the closest. Next door, South Park Township lists 2, led by Reggie Wells. No entry yet names Union Township as a birthplace. 981 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Union Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Austin Murphy
1927–2024Politician, lawyer and United States Marine



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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, South Park Township counts 2 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
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 (9)
- Joe Montana: photo taken by flcikr user Phil Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Griffey Jr.: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Daniels: White House., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stan Musial: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Renacci: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Murphy: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Griffey, Sr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Winovich: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Necciai: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons


