Famous people · Wright Township
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wright Township
Closest of all is Matt Wotherspoon, from Mountain Top, 1 mi away. Over the border in Mountain Top, one name is on record: Matt Wotherspoon. Nick Adams is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. No entry yet names Wright Township as a birthplace.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Nick Adams
Best known
Nick Adams
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wright Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wright Township
Nobody born in Wright Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Russell David Johnson
1924–2014American television and film actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wright 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 (11)
- Nick Adams: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Tewksbury: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell David Johnson: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Mitchell Palmer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Kanjorski: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Comerford Walker: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur James: Arthur H. James for Governor campaign (Harrisburg, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Dempsey: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Gray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Henry Kunz: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Woodward Davenport: Shireenblair, CC0, Wikimedia Commons