Famous people · West Deer Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Deer Township
Closest of all is Jason Capizzi, from Gibsonia, 5 mi away. Over the border in Bakerstown, 2 names are on record, led by James Patton Flick. No entry yet names West Deer Township as a birthplace. The best known of them is Stephanie L. Kwolek, with articles in 52 languages.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Stephanie L. Kwolek
Best known
Stephanie L. Kwolek
in 52 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Deer Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Deer Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Grant
1891–1955Writer who was associated with Abbott and Costello
Jim Hazlett
1926–2010American football player and coach, baseball coach
Stephanie L. Kwolek
1923–2014American chemist, inventor of Kevlar
William Kenneth Hartmann
born 1939American astronomer
Cookie Gilchrist
1935–2011American football and Canadian football player
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Bakerstown: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Deer 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 (8)
- Stephanie L. Kwolek: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Adams: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Nesbit: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Jeannette: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Robertson: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Kenneth Hartmann: WGBH and the Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patton Flick: American Biographical Publishing Company (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Edmunds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons