Famous people · Cranesville
Born near Cranesville: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Douglas Tompkins, with articles in 21 languages. The nearest, Samuel Myron Brainerd, was born in Albion, 2 mi away. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Douglas Tompkins
Best known
Douglas Tompkins
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cranesville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cranesville
The 21 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Casey Kozlowski
born 1987Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Keith Skelton
1918–1995American lawyer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cranesville 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)
- Douglas Tompkins: Sam Beebe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Wendell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Rich: University of Michigan Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Bolles: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erastus J. Turner: "The Hoxie Sentinel" (Kenneth, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Truesdale: Evans Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Osee M. Hall: Charles Milton Bell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Constantine Culbertson: “The U.S. House of Representatives - Portraits of Congressmen” (detail), Once A Week newspaper, 1891, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons