Born near Creekside: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bernice Gera, from Ernest, 1 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Creekside. The best known of them is James Stewart, with articles in 96 languages. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Creekside’s famous people
Famous people born near Creekside
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.







Hubert Work
1860–1942American administrator and physician





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Creekside 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 (12)
- James Stewart: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Abbey: Photo by Woody Hilbert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Renée Fleming: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Robertson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sonni: Zoran Veselinovic, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Work: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McCandless: Svíčková, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angel Piccirillo: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremiah Z. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Mathews: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Smyers: Owl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vicki Iseman: Red Carlisle, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons