Famous people · Jefferson
Born near Jefferson: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Michael Bortner, from Spring Grove, 5 mi away. Rita Mae Brown is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Jefferson. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Rita Mae Brown
Best known
Rita Mae Brown
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jefferson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jefferson
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rita Mae Brown
born 1944Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist
Isaac Newton Lewis
1858–1931American soldier and inventor of the Lewis gun
Michael Patrick Walker
American musical theater composer and lyricist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson 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)
- Rita Mae Brown: Peter Cunningham, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Newton Lewis: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Luther Long: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William F. Goodling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Atlee Goodling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Gobrecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons