Famous people · Lawson Heights
Born near Lawson Heights: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Fred Rogers, was born in Latrobe, 1 mi away. Next door, Latrobe lists 24, led by Fred Rogers. No famous person’s birth in Lawson Heights is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 1,004 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Fred Rogers
Best known
Fred Rogers
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lawson Heights’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lawson Heights
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jo Ann Evansgardner
1925–2010American psychologist and social activist
Nida Sinnokrot
born 1971American installation artist, filmmaker
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Latrobe has the most on record: 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawson Heights 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)
- Fred Rogers: Walt Seng; Distributed by PBS, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Palmer: U.S. Coast Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Boyer: Jane Gitschier, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Weber: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slide Hampton: Dugsalmon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vic Mignogna: Jonathan Morissette, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Vaccaro: Leannestaples, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rocco Mediate: Rocco_Mediate.jpg: mrnoy9n @ Flickr derivative work: Austin512, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons