Vanport Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Next door, Beaver lists 17, led by John Allison. In Pennsylvania, 949 towns have someone on the list. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Vanport Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Vanport Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Vanport Township
The fullest list close by belongs to Beaver, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vanport Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- John Allison: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver James Dickey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons