Joseph Rothrock
1839–1922U.S. botanist. mycologist, lichenologist & conservationist
Famous people · Atkinson Mills
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Atkinson Mills
The nearest, Joseph Rothrock, was born in McVeytown, 5 mi away. Christina Crosby is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Atkinson Mills yet. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Christina Crosby
Best known
Christina Crosby
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Atkinson Mills’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Atkinson Mills
Nobody born in Atkinson Mills is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Horace Porter
1837–1921United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
R.W. Dromgold
1856–1918Businessperson and Los Angeles, California politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Atkinson Mills 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)
- Christina Crosby: Matt Harvey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David McMurtrie Gregg: Unsure - part of Selected Civil War photographs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Saxton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Porter: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Wallace: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Rothrock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R.W. Dromgold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons