Famous people · Landingville
Born near Landingville: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Elisha Hoffman, born in Orwigsburg, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Gary S. Becker, with articles in 67 languages. No famous person on record lists Landingville as their birthplace yet. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,012 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Gary S. Becker
Best known
Gary S. Becker
in 67 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Landingville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Landingville
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert E. Roeder
1917–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Landingville 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)
- Gary S. Becker: MAR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John O'Hara: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald William Gainer: Steubenville Conferences, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Holden: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Carter: "The Salt Lake Tribune" (Salt Lake City, UT)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elisha Hoffman: Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by J. H. Hall. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1914., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Titus: en:Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons