
Born near Dale: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Carroll Baker, was born in Johnstown, 1 mi away. No famous person on record lists Dale as their birthplace yet. Across Pennsylvania, 976 towns list someone born there. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78.
What stands out about Dale’s famous people
Famous people born near Dale
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Michael Novak
1933–2017American theologian, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dale 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 (6)
- Carroll Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Ditko: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Azar: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Novak: State Dept. Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashley Miller: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Peters: Eastman Johnson, CC0, Wikimedia Commons