
Born near West Goshen Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Samuel Barber, from West Chester, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Miles Teller, with articles in 52 languages. West Chester, which borders it, has 37 on its list, the best known Samuel Barber. No entry yet names West Goshen Township as a birthplace.
What stands out about West Goshen Township’s famous people
Famous people born near West Goshen Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Smedley Butler
1881–1940United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer



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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, West Chester counts 37 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Goshen 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)
- Miles Teller: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Barber: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matisyahu: Jkupry1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Smedley Butler: original from here, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Gallner: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Ryan: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eli Kirk Price: Edward Dalton Marchant, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Bell Forsythe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Thomas: James Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



