Born near Wellsboro: 7 famous people within 35 miles
Of the towns next door, Union Mills lists Ed Hanyzewski. Ashley Hinshaw is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. Closest of all is Ed Hanyzewski, from Union Mills, 1 mi away. No famous person on record lists Wellsboro as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Wellsboro’s famous people
Famous people born near Wellsboro
Nobody born in Wellsboro is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Mary Roberts Coolidge
1860–1945American sociologist and author





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Famous people from the towns next door
Union Mills has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellsboro 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 (6)
- Ashley Hinshaw: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Skiles: File:Milwaukee Bucks coaching staff.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Baldwin: 2008 Baldwin/Castle National Campaign Headquarters, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Piatt Andrew: Hoover Institution, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Roberts Coolidge: No photographer credited in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar D. Crumpacker: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons