Famous people · West Branch Township
Born near West Branch Township: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Riki Lindhome, from Coudersport, 17 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from West Branch Township yet. 986 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Riki Lindhome
Best known
Riki Lindhome
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Branch Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Branch Township
Nobody born in West Branch Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Branch 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 (5)
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Paterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons