
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Allentown
The nearest, Kevin Stitt, was born in Milton, 10 mi away. The list for Allentown is empty for now. The longest list in Florida is St. Petersburg’s, with 57 names. After St. Petersburg, the next longest list in Florida is Hollywood’s, with 56.
What stands out about Allentown’s famous people
Famous people born near Allentown
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Mark Everett
born 1968American track and field athlete, middle-distance runner, track and field coach, Olympian






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Allentown 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)
- Kevin Stitt: The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bubba Watson: B Wendell Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ewing: Patryk Chmiel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boo Weekley: Boo_Weekley.jpg: mrnoy9n @ Flickr derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Fisher: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Moore: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Zellner: Green Left, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Santoso: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons