Famous people · Akron
Born near Akron: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Floyd Landis, with articles in 42 languages. The nearest, Charles B. McVay III, was born in Ephrata, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for Ephrata holds 9, Charles B. McVay III first. Famous people are on record for 953 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Floyd Landis
Best known
Floyd Landis
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Akron’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Akron
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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The longest list nearby is Ephrata’s, with 9.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Akron 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 (5)
- Floyd Landis: gavandanna, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles B. McVay III: Official U.S. Navy Photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wesley Davis: W.D. Murphy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Ellmaker Hiester: Galaxy Publishing Company (Philadelphia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Roland Kinzer: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons