Famous people · Avonia
Born near Avonia: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Paul Lovejoy, born in Girard, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Fairview Township lists Jim Hart. The best known of them is Paul J. Weitz, with articles in 32 languages. No famous person’s birth in Avonia is on record yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Paul J. Weitz
Best known
Paul J. Weitz
in 32 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Avonia’s famous people
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Famous people born near Avonia
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Avonia 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)
- Paul J. Weitz: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Burns: Brother87, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph D. Pistone: United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Tompkins: Sam Beebe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Wendell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Bolles: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Hart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons