Famous people · Chapman
Born near Chapman: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Arthur Granville Dewalt, was born in Bath, 2 mi away. Marco Andretti is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Chapman yet. Famous people are on record for 1,004 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Marco Andretti
Best known
Marco Andretti
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Chapman’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Chapman
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mark C. Urban
born 2000Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology
Samuel Henry Kress
1863–1955American businessman and philanthropist (1863-1955), founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five and ten cent store chain
Andrew O. Apple
1845–1890United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Americus Gabe Lancione
1907–1989Former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chapman 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 (9)
- Marco Andretti: Jkb24, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Henry Kress: Alman & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sage Karam: State Farm, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Page: Charles E. Rubino (1896-1973), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Granville Dewalt: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Harhart: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark C. Urban: Nicholas Arisco, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sammy Sasso: Visionary generator, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Americus Gabe Lancione: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons