Famous people · Elco
Born near Elco: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Coolio, with articles in 63 languages. Closest of all is Sally Cairns, from Roscoe, 1 mi away. Of the towns next door, Roscoe lists the most: 6, with Sally Cairns first. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Coolio
Best known
Coolio
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Elco’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Elco
Nobody born in Elco is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Harold Hess
1895–1982American football player and coach, basketball coach
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elco 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 (10)
- Coolio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian B. Anfinsen: Hubbard, Edward A.; National Institutes of Health, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shirley Jones: ABC Television Network., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Blaine: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Thomas: Albert Witzel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craig McCracken: Rfaust76, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Bosson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hardie Albright: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip J. Corso: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Phillips: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons