20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kelayres
Closest of all is John Bilock, from McAdoo, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Jack Palance, with articles in 60 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Kelayres. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,006 towns.
What stands out about Kelayres’ famous people
Famous people born near Kelayres
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Tom DeMarco
born 1940American software engineer, author, and consultant


Sherrie Levine
born 1947American photographer and conceptual artist

Amber Lee Ettinger
born 1982American actress, Internet celebrity, model, and singer


Joseph Mark McShea
1907–1991Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, titular Bishop of Mina, Bishop of Allentown


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kelayres 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)
- Jack Palance: 20th Century Fox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Barletta: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Marcinko: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubie Brown: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Soltis: Vlopresto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Raymond Nye: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Lee Ettinger: Susan Bowlus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Meinhold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons