
Born near Bradenville: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Fred Rogers, born in Latrobe, 2 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Bradenville. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
What stands out about Bradenville’s famous people
Famous people born near Bradenville
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Jo Ann Evansgardner
1925–2010American psychologist and social activist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bradenville 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 (8)
- Fred Rogers: Walt Seng; Distributed by PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Palmer: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Boyer: Jane Gitschier, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Weber: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Mignogna: Jonathan Morissette, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Vaccaro: Leannestaples, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patterson: film screenshot (Cannon Films-MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocco Mediate: Rocco_Mediate.jpg: mrnoy9n @ Flickr derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons