Famous people · Bethlehem
32 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bethlehem
Closest of all is John G. Foster, from Whitefield, 8 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Littleton has the longest list: 13, with Eleanor H. Porter at the top. No famous person on record lists Bethlehem as their birthplace yet. Bode Miller is the most widely known, written about in 46 languages.
Born nearby
32
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Bode Miller
Best known
Bode Miller
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bethlehem’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bethlehem
Nobody born in Bethlehem is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Thaddeus S. C. Lowe
1832–1913American chemist and inventor
Harris M. Plaisted
1828–1898Union Army general, lawyer, politician
Ralph Flanders
1880–1970American engineer, industrialist, and politician
Gaston Allaire
1916–2011Canadian musicologist, organist, pianist, composer, and music educator of American birth
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Famous people from the towns next door
Littleton has the longest list next door: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethlehem 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 (27)
- Bode Miller: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor H. Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Solon Irving Bailey: National Academy of Sciences – Annie J. Cannon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Stokoe: The original uploader was BrianRiley at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Weeks: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Durant: (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dan Neely), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement Calhoun Young: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Flanders: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thaddeus S. C. Lowe: Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harris M. Plaisted: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay Ide: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gould Stephenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David J. Foster: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Willard Denison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Fairbanks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin W. Kilburn: Addie K. Robinson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evarts Worcester Farr: Mathew Brady or Levin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Benton: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Rankin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. Foster: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amasa Lyman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra B. French: Brady-Handy studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hibbard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred A. Howland: "The Eastern Underwriter" (New York, NY)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Parker Woodworth: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons