Famous people · West Mahanoy Township
Born near West Mahanoy Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Tommy Dorsey, was born in Shenandoah, 2 mi away. No entry yet names West Mahanoy Township as a birthplace. Tommy Dorsey leads the 22 names listed next door in Shenandoah. 1,012 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Tommy Dorsey
Best known
Tommy Dorsey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Mahanoy Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Mahanoy Township
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jimmy Dorsey
1904–1957American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
Sidney Miller
1916–2004American actor, director and songwriter
Victor Schertzinger
1888–1941American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter
William J. Waltersheid
born 1956Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh
Alexander J. Foley
1866–1910Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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Close by, Shenandoah counts 22 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Mahanoy 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)
- Tommy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Schertzinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edward Kurtz: Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emil Seidel: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McCloskey: User:Tanyac311, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Senesky: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin C. Rhoades: Davidnegrete1981, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Carter: "The Salt Lake Tribune" (Salt Lake City, UT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Holden: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl Ponicsan: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Miller: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Huebner: U.S. federal government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bolick: Grand Slam Card Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander J. Foley: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Houser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons