
Born near Pike Creek Valley: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Valarie Allman, was born in Newark, 5 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Pike Creek Valley. Elisabeth Shue is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. No town in Delaware lists more than Wilmington, with 42.
What stands out about Pike Creek Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Pike Creek Valley
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Bayard Taylor
1825–1878United States poet, novelist and travel writer
Dugald C. Jackson
1865–1951American electrical engineer

Aubrey Plaza
born 1984American actress, producer and comedian



Thomas McKean
1734–1817American Founding Father and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pike Creek Valley 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)
- Aubrey Plaza: Original: Xfranksun / Derivative work: Danyele, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Nathans: Willy Pragher, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Beau Biden: Lonnie Tague, United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valarie Allman: LeeMNichols, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Markell: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bayard Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas McKean: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Sheridan: Cornstalker, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons