
Born near Almedia: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Joseph Wallace Oman, born in Lightstreet, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Haldan Keffer Hartline, with articles in 51 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Almedia. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Almedia’s famous people
Famous people born near Almedia
Nobody born in Almedia is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Haldan Keffer Hartline
1903–1983American neuroscientist



Pamela Ribon
born 1975American screenwriter, author and actress


Richard Sharpe Shaver
1907–1975American writer and conspiracy theorist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Almedia 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 (9)
- Haldan Keffer Hartline: Bell Telephone Company Uploaded by Simtropolitan at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Krysten Ritter: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Woodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Eugene Lutz: Dwhitten009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Canzler: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Ribon: Genevieve719, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Noble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Wallace Oman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Bruce Ricketts: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons