
Born near Arendtsville: 12 famous people within 35 miles
William Addison Duncan, born in Cashtown, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Jeremiah Morrow, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person on record lists Arendtsville as their birthplace yet. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Arendtsville’s famous people
Famous people born near Arendtsville
Nobody born in Arendtsville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







William Wierman Wright
1824–1882American civil engineer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arendtsville 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)
- Jeremiah Morrow: From a John H. Witt painting at Ohio Statehouse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Plank: Paul Thompson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Covode: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Addison Duncan: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Myers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nellie V. Mark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wierman Wright: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons