
Born near Caln Township: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Miles Teller, from Downingtown, 3 mi away. Next door, the list for Coatesville holds 29, Richard Hamilton first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Caln Township. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
What stands out about Caln Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Caln Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Johnny Weir
born 1984American figure skater and television commentator









Richard Thomas
1744–1832United States Representative from Pennsylvania



Smedley Butler
1881–1940United States Marine Corps general, two time Medal of Honor recipient, activist, lecturer, official, and writer



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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Coatesville has the most people on record, 29 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Caln Township 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 (19)
- Miles Teller: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Barber: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matisyahu: Jkupry1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Hamilton: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Smedley Butler: original from here, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyle Gallner: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Weir: deerstop., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zack Steffen: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Keech: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Richardson: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Edwards: Wilson Dias/Abr, CC BY 3.0 br, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh L. Lamb: Bk281, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Thomas: James Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Ogden: Laxingirl, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Devlin: Wigstruck, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Matlack Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pop Corkhill: Goodwin & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hickman: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons


