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Famous people · Edgewood

Born near Edgewood: 13 famous people within 35 miles

The best known of them is Eddie Costa, with articles in 13 languages. Closest of all is Stan Coveleski, from Shamokin, 1 mi away. No famous person on record lists Edgewood as their birthplace yet. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78.

#2 best knownStan CoveleskiSports · 1889–1984
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Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Eddie Costa
Best known
Eddie Costa
in 13 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Edgewood’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 13 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Edgewood

Nobody born in Edgewood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miShamokin · 6Elysburg · 1Edgewood
Stan Coveleski

Stan Coveleski

1889–1984

American Major League Baseball pitcher during the 1910s and 1920s who primarily threw the spitball

SportsShamokin · 1 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edgewood 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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