Born near Colonial Park: 20 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, H. Joseph Hepford, was born in Lower Paxton Township, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Newt Gingrich, with articles in 59 languages. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 977 towns. No famous person on record lists Colonial Park as their birthplace yet.
What stands out about Colonial Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Colonial Park
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Miles Zimmerman
1917–1989American politician in Pennsylvania

Newt Gingrich
born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives







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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colonial Park 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)
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Mabius: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Keefer: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Branca: The original uploader was DanKassem at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Brady: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shiley: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Stewart: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons