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Famous people · Eldred Township

Born near Eldred Township: 18 famous people within 35 miles

Marco Andretti is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Closest of all is Samuel Henry Kress, from Cherryville, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Eldred Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.

#1 best knownMarco AndrettiSports · born 1987
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Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Marco Andretti
Best known
Marco Andretti
in 23 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Eldred Township’s famous people

Close to homeNearby births fill this page: 18 people from up to 35 miles away.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Eldred Township

They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miPalmerton · 5Nazareth · 5Pen Argyl · 2Eldred Township
Samuel Henry Kress

Samuel Henry Kress

1863–1955

American businessman and philanthropist (1863-1955), founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five and ten cent store chain

BusinessCherryville · 8 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eldred 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.

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