
Born near Lakeside: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Clarissa Tucker Tracy, from Jackson Township, 3 mi away. The best known of them is B.F. Skinner, with articles in 90 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lakeside yet. Famous people are on record for 1,006 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
What stands out about Lakeside’s famous people
Famous people born near Lakeside
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Charles Pickering
1805–1878American anthropologist, botanist, and physician
Ruth deForest Lamb
1896–1978FDA's First Chief Educational Officer and author of ''American Chamber of Horrors"
Charles Martin Crandall
1833–1905American toy maker, toy inventor, and toy designer
Albert Leisenring Watson
1876–1960United States federal judge

Jedediah Hotchkiss
1828–1898Confederate Army officer cartographer, and topographer

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakeside 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)
- B.F. Skinner: Silly rabbit, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Pickering: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarissa Tucker Tracy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis S. Edwards: John Manley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons