
Born near Woodward Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Alison Bechdel, born in Lock Haven, 3 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Woodward Township. Across the town line, Lock Haven lists 17, Alison Bechdel first. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
What stands out about Woodward Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Woodward Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







W. Max Bossert
1906–1990American football coach, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Thomas J. Smull
1875–1962American professor, athletics administrator, athlete, and coach
Brittani Kline
born 1991Female fashion model from the USA
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Lock Haven has the most on record, with 17.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Woodward 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)
- Alison Bechdel: 20Nasium26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Hart: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McDonald: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Mann: Hill Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan Dickey: Office for Emergency Management; Royden Dixon, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fleming Rich: United States Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Herr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
