Born near Upper Turkeyfoot Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Larry Critchfield, born in Ursina, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Dave Vescio, with articles in 6 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Upper Turkeyfoot Township. In Pennsylvania, 976 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Upper Turkeyfoot Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Upper Turkeyfoot Township
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








Alta Schrock
1911–2001American biology professor and community activist

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Upper Turkeyfoot 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)
- John Charles Thomas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. Pringey: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lot Thomas: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Zorn: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Hamilton Coffroth: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Miller Campbell: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Koontz: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Edwards: User:1msulax, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kersey Coates: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons