Born near Enon Valley: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Rube Dessau, from New Galilee, 3 mi away. J. T. Miller is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Enon Valley. 999 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
What stands out about Enon Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Enon Valley
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ammon Hennacy
1893–1970American Christian pacifist, anarchist and social activist




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Enon Valley 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 (7)
- J. T. Miller: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Gerlach: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ammon Hennacy: Author Ammon Hennacy Photographer Rik Anderson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hack Wilson: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Miller: Jon Shecket, user Jshecket at the English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Wharton Phillips: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons