Famous people · Irvona
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Irvona
Tim Thompson, born in Coalport, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rembert Weakland, with articles in 13 languages. No famous person’s birth in Irvona is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Rembert Weakland
Best known
Rembert Weakland
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Irvona’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Irvona
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edgar M. Cortright
1923–2014Senior NASA official-administrator and engineering researcher
Melvin L. Brown
1931–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Irvona 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 (5)
- Marvin L. Esch: Campaign handbill (detail), 1967-1974, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar M. Cortright: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin L. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Smith: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons