Famous people · Eagle Lake
Born near Eagle Lake: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Otto Wagonhurst, born in Gouldsboro, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Fonder, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person on record lists Eagle Lake as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
George Fonder
Best known
George Fonder
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Eagle Lake’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Eagle Lake
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Woody Wagenhorst
1863–1946American football player and coach, baseball player
Jacqueline Benítez
born 1997Puerto Rican basketball player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eagle Lake 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 (8)
- Joseph Minish: The Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Arthur Watres: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Fangio: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher F. Burne: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Costello: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry P. O'Neill: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Lally: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Wagonhurst: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons