Famous people · Adamstown
Born near Adamstown: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Savannah Graybill, born in Denver, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Frederick M. Franks, Jr., with articles in 6 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Adamstown. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 976 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
Best known
Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
in 6 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Adamstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Adamstown
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hal Skelly
1891–1934Actor, playwright, director, Broadway producer
John H. Addams
1822–188119th-century American state politician
Frederick M. Franks, Jr.
born 1936Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Mike Quackenbush
born 1976American writer and professional wrestler
John S. Davies
1926–2010American politician in Pennsylvania
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Adamstown 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)
- Frederick M. Franks, Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Skelly: Film screenshot (Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Roland Kinzer: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Specht: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John H. Addams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Quackenbush: daysofthundr46, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons