Famous people · Lanesboro
Born near Lanesboro: 17 famous people within 35 miles
B.F. Skinner, born in Susquehanna Depot, 2 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Susquehanna Depot lists 2, led by B.F. Skinner. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Lanesboro. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
B.F. Skinner
Best known
B.F. Skinner
in 90 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lanesboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lanesboro
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Charles Pickering
1805–1878American anthropologist, botanist, and physician
Jedediah Hotchkiss
1828–1898Confederate Army officer cartographer, and topographer
Ruth deForest Lamb
1896–1978FDA's First Chief Educational Officer and author of ''American Chamber of Horrors"
Amos J. Cummings
1838–1902United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, politician
Charles F. Tupper
1852–1929American lawyer, businessman and politician
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lanesboro.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lanesboro 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 (9)
- B.F. Skinner: Silly rabbit, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Freeman Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Pickering: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos J. Cummings: Bell, Washington D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarissa Tucker Tracy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bert Lord: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jedediah Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Whitney: Randall - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Smith: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Religious Education; Brigham Young University. Harold B. Lee Library, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons