Famous people · Upper Frankford Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Upper Frankford Township
William Woodburn Skiles, born in Newville, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Deborah L. Birx, with articles in 26 languages. The nearest list is next door in Tyrone Township: one name, John Milton Bernhisel. No famous person on record lists Upper Frankford Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Deborah L. Birx
Best known
Deborah L. Birx
in 26 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Upper Frankford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Upper Frankford Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William Henry Miller
1829–1870American politician, Pennsylvania
Rachel Wall
1760–1789American pirate; last woman hanged in the state of Massachusetts
Samuel S. Sumner
1842–1937United States Army general during the Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, and Philippine-American War
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Frankford 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)
- Deborah L. Birx: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Armstrong Jr.: By Daniel Huntington (1816–1906) after John Vanderlyn (1775–1852), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bigler: William F. Cogswell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Owens: Amin Eshaiker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Wall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wilkins: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Woodburn Skiles: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel S. Sumner: Harper's Weekly, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Bernhisel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons