Famous people · Chest Springs
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Chest Springs
The best known of them is Robert Peary, with articles in 65 languages. The nearest, Rembert Weakland, was born in Patton, 4 mi away. No entry yet names Chest Springs as a birthplace. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Robert Peary
Best known
Robert Peary
in 65 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Chest Springs
Nobody born in Chest Springs is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Edgar M. Cortright
1923–2014Senior NASA official-administrator and engineering researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chest Springs 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)
- Robert Peary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Evans: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar M. Cortright: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet B. Jones: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Flick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria Lipnic: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons