Born near Lake Winola: 6 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Andy Swan, was born in Falls Township, 2 mi away. Christy Mathewson is the most widely known, written about in 21 languages. No famous person’s birth in Lake Winola is on record yet. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 1,012 towns.
What stands out about Lake Winola’s famous people
Famous people born near Lake Winola
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Christy Mathewson
1880–1925American Major League baseball player, manager


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lake Winola 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 (3)
- Christy Mathewson: Paul Thompson, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Stevens: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Spangenberg: Dirk Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons