Famous people · Upper Allen Township
Born near Upper Allen Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Rikki Rockett, born in Mechanicsburg, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Newt Gingrich, with articles in 59 languages. Next door, Mechanicsburg lists 19, led by Rikki Rockett. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Upper Allen Township.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Newt Gingrich
Best known
Newt Gingrich
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Upper Allen Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Upper Allen Township
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou
1909–1997American chemist and scientific technical writer
Newt Gingrich
born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Allen 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)
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Mabius: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Branca: The original uploader was DanKassem at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Brady: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shiley: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Quay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rikki Rockett: PHOTO BY MATT BECKER www.melodicrockconcerts.com [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Gillis: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons