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Famous people · Delaware Water Gap

18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Delaware Water Gap

Closest of all is Byron K. Lichtenberg, from Stroudsburg, 3 mi away. Over the border in Hardwick Township, one name is on record: Benjamin Lundy. No famous person on record lists Delaware Water Gap as their birthplace yet. Across Pennsylvania, 986 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownByron K. LichtenbergScience & Medicine · born 1948
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Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Byron K. Lichtenberg
Best known
Byron K. Lichtenberg
in 21 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Delaware Water Gap’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 18 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Delaware Water Gap

The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miBelvidere · 5Stroudsburg · 3Pen Argyl · 2Hardwick Township · 1Delaware Water Gap
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Around it, only Hardwick Township has someone listed.

Benjamin LundyHardwick TownshipBenjamin LundyAMUpper Mount Bethel TownshipAlem Marr

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delaware Water Gap 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.

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