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Famous people · Hughesville

Born near Hughesville: 15 famous people within 35 miles

The best known of them is William Cox Ellis, with articles in 6 languages. The nearest, Melvin E. Page, was born in Picture Rocks, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Hughesville. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.

#2 best knownGarth EverettPolitics & Law · 1954–2023
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Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
William Cox Ellis
Best known
William Cox Ellis
in 6 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Hughesville’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 15 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Hughesville

They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miMuncy · 6Montgomery · 2Picture Rocks · 1McEwensville · 1Hughesville
George Alexander Forsyth

George Alexander Forsyth

1837–1915

United States Army cavalry officer in the Civil War and American Indian Wars

MilitaryMuncy · 4 miWikipedia ↗
Anna Morris Holstein

Anna Morris Holstein

1824–1900

American organizational founder, civil war nurse, author

Science & MedicineMuncy · 4 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hughesville 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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