Famous people · Warren Township
Born near Warren Township: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Jane Irwin Harrison, from Mercersburg, 7 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Warren Township. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78. Altoona has the second-longest list in Pennsylvania, after Bethlehem, with 69.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Jane Irwin Harrison
Best known
Jane Irwin Harrison
in 33 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Warren Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Warren Township
Nobody born in Warren Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George William Peterkin
1841–1916Episcopal Bishop of West Virginia
John W. Wagner
1837–1896Union Army soldier in the American Civil War
John Clarke Young
1803–1857American educator, pastor, academic administrator, and fourth president of Centre College
Charles Triplett O'Ferrall
1840–1905American politician
Beirne Lay, Jr.
1909–1982Author, aviation writer, Hollywood screenwriter, and combat veteran of World War II
John Allen
1890–1967American professional baseball player
Ann Henshaw Gardiner
1890–1982Grace Snively
1913–2014Medical educator, civil rights and voter's rights activist
Joseph S. Wheat
1823–1872West Virginian farmer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Warren 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 (16)
- Jane Irwin Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert McClelland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Findlay: Jacques Reich (most likely based on an earlier portrait by another artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Triplett O'Ferrall: Osmond Summers Morton (1845-1920), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard K. Sutherland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Findlay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beirne Lay, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clarke Young: John Sartain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Nevin: USCapitol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Hedding Rowland: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James N. Huston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Dunbar Embick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Peterkin: Churchman Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Wasson Brady: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Baker: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Wagner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons