Famous people · Union Township
21 famous people were born within 35 miles of Union Township
Halo Meadows, born in Littlestown, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rita Mae Brown, with articles in 34 languages. Of the towns next door, Littlestown lists the most: 3, with Joseph A. Goulden first. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Rita Mae Brown
Best known
Rita Mae Brown
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Union Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Union Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Luther Allan Weigle
1880–1976American minister and professor of religious education
Rita Mae Brown
born 1944Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist
Sterling A. Galt
1866–1908United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Chrystelle Trump Bond
1938–2020American dancer and historian
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Littlestown, at 3.
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)
- Rita Mae Brown: Peter Cunningham, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Flutie: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Morrow: From a John H. Witt painting at Ohio Statehouse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Luther Long: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Plank: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Gobrecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph A. Goulden: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Timon: The Sage Sons & Co. Lithograph Co., Buffalo, N.Y, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons