Famous people · Dorseyville
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dorseyville
The nearest, Herman (Swaiko), was born in Bairdford, 3 mi away. Evelyn Nesbit is the most widely known, written about in 24 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Dorseyville. Across Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Evelyn Nesbit
Best known
Evelyn Nesbit
in 24 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dorseyville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dorseyville
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Leighton Stewart
1876–1940American businessman and publisher
John Grant
1891–1955Writer who was associated with Abbott and Costello
Jim Hazlett
1926–2010American football player and coach, baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dorseyville 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 (7)
- Evelyn Nesbit: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman (Swaiko): the Patriarchate website, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Tenace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patton Flick: American Biographical Publishing Company (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Stanley Marshall: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Leighton Stewart: John_L._Stewart_Tower_McIlvaine_Hall.jpg: Chuck Seedfarmer derivative work: GrapedApe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom O'Brien: Landes Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons