Famous people · Wharton Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wharton Township
Kristi Leskinen, born in Hopwood, 8 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Marshall, with articles in 105 languages. No famous person’s birth in Wharton Township is on record yet. Across Pennsylvania, 971 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
George Marshall
Best known
George Marshall
in 105 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wharton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wharton Township
Nobody born in Wharton Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Bob Cowell
1924–1960American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Navy officer
John Henry Kinkead
1826–19043rd Governor of Nevada and 1st Governor of the District of Alaska
Tamora Pierce
born 1954American writer of fantasy novels for children and adults
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wharton 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 (7)
- Mark T. Esper: Monica King, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamora Pierce: Elizabeth Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Ford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lot Thomas: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James McGrew: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hagans: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred L. Wilson: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons