
Born near Wood Township: 5 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert E. Evans, from Coalmont, 6 mi away. Sandra Fluke is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. No entry yet names Wood Township as a birthplace. In Pennsylvania, 981 towns have someone on the list.





What stands out about Wood Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Wood Township
Nobody born in Wood Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


James Monroe Miller
1852–1926American politician (Republican)

Sandra Fluke
born 1981American women's rights activist and lawyer


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wood 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)
- Sandra Fluke: Maggie Freleng Photography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George M. Chilcott: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert E. Evans: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Monroe Miller: Joe Mitchell Chapple, author. "National Magazine" (Boston, MA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Milton Speer: most probably Mathew Brady, but the name is not displayed in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons