Born near Alsace Manor: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tom Brown, from Laureldale, 3 mi away. The list for Alsace Manor is empty for now. The best known of them is John Updike, with articles in 92 languages. 984 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Alsace Manor’s famous people
Famous people born near Alsace Manor
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian

Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alsace Manor 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 (7)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George S. Messersmith: Richling, J., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons