Famous people · Cornwells Heights
Born near Cornwells Heights: 10 famous people within 35 miles
James Fenimore Cooper is the most widely known, written about in 93 languages. Closest of all is Abraham Grace Merritt, from Beverly, 2 mi away. The list for Cornwells Heights is empty for now. In Pennsylvania, 978 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
James Fenimore Cooper
Best known
James Fenimore Cooper
in 93 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cornwells Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cornwells Heights
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Thomas Godfrey
1704–1749American optician and inventor
Earl Williams
born 1951American-Israeli professional basketball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cornwells Heights 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 (4)
- James Fenimore Cooper: John Wesley Jarvis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hicks: Thomas Hicks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Grace Merritt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Frankfurt: American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons