Famous people · Hazleton
Born near Hazleton: 26 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Michelle Monaghan, with articles in 59 languages. The nearest, Dick Wagner, was born in Oelwein, 4 mi away. 429 towns in Iowa have at least one famous person on record. No entry yet names Hazleton as a birthplace.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Michelle Monaghan
Best known
Michelle Monaghan
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hazleton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hazleton
Nobody born in Hazleton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874–1954American mathematician
Chris Soules
born 1981American reality television participant
Clyde Becker
1882–1938Geologist, American football player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hazleton 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 (7)
- Michelle Monaghan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Wagner: ACelebrityPhoto, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry E. Yarnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Percy R. Kelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randi Oakes: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert S. Doran: Robert S. Doran, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons