Born near Fawn Lake Forest: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Homer Bigart, born in Hawley, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Henry Augustus Rowland, with articles in 27 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fawn Lake Forest. Across Pennsylvania, 1,005 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Fawn Lake Forest’s famous people
Famous people born near Fawn Lake Forest
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Mary Dimmick Harrison
1858–1948Second wife of the 23rd United States president Benjamin Harrison




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fawn Lake Forest 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 (8)
- Henry Augustus Rowland: Henry Rowland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Lemnitzer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennie Augusta Brownscombe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Dimmick Harrison: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Olver: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Schulte: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Washington Woodward: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Mills Fuller: "Wilkes-Barre Record" (Wilkes-Barre, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons