Born near East Earl Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Don Gehman, from Blue Ball, 2 mi away. Caernarvon Township, which borders it, has one on its list: Robert Jenkins. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in East Earl Township. The best known of them is Floyd Landis, with articles in 42 languages.
What stands out about East Earl Township’s famous people
Famous people born near East Earl Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Edward Davies
1779–1853American politician from Pennsylvania


Hal Skelly
1891–1934Actor, playwright, director, Broadway producer
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Famous people from the towns next door
Caernarvon Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Earl Township 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 (5)
- Floyd Landis: gavandanna, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wesley Davis: W.D. Murphy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Skelly: Film screenshot (Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Ellmaker Hiester: Galaxy Publishing Company (Philadelphia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Roland Kinzer: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons