
Born near Fruitland Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ruth Thompson, from Whitehall, 4 mi away. Iggy Pop is the most widely known, written about in 73 languages. Over the border in Whitehall, 5 names are on record, led by Ruth Thompson. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Fruitland Township.
What stands out about Fruitland Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fruitland Township
Nobody born in Fruitland Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Adella M. Parker
1870–1956American politician, suffragist, lawyer, journalist, botanist and botanical collector
Julius Nufer
1879–1949American track and field athlete, sports coach, athletics administrator





Burt Kennedy
1922–2001American film director and screenwriter


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Famous people from the towns next door
Whitehall has the longest list next door: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fruitland 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 (8)
- Iggy Pop: Greg Neate from Sussex, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Static: The original uploader was Brondra at Czech Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Nelson: Sean P. Anderson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Børns: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan Bruinsma: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Thompson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Flagstead: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Da'Mari Scott: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
