
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hartleton
Closest of all is Charles Marley Anderson, from Mifflinburg, 6 mi away. Tasker H. Bliss is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 932 towns. Not one famous person on record comes from Hartleton yet.
What stands out about Hartleton’s famous people
Famous people born near Hartleton
Nobody born in Hartleton is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Tasker H. Bliss
1853–19308th Chief of Staff of the United States Army







Ralph Mitterling
1890–1956American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hartleton 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 (12)
- Tasker H. Bliss: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Shaffer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Smith: Wmaio57, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Marley Anderson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Edward Difenderfer: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Black: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Bohn: Jhansen23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Laird Howard Barber: Frederick Gutekunst (Philadelphia, PA), photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi A. Mackey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis Merrill: Adolph W. Rothengatter, 1328 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac M. Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Mitterling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons