Famous people · Eagle Creek
Born near Eagle Creek: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Russell Letterman, from Milesburg, 6 mi away. Jonathan Frakes is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 999 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Eagle Creek.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Jonathan Frakes
Best known
Jonathan Frakes
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Eagle Creek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Eagle Creek
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Glenn Thompson
born 1959U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
John Montgomery Ward
1860–1925American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager
Mary Louisa Willard
1898–1993American forensic scientist
Doug Sweetland
born 1974American animator and filmmaker
Benjamin Franklin Keller
1857–1921United States federal judge
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle Creek 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)
- Jonathan Frakes: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff VanderMeer: SouthernNights, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Thompson: U. S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Gregg Curtin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Grey Barnard: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Montgomery Ward: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Adams Thompson: Henry Garst, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons