15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lime Ridge
Closest of all is Kent Shelhamer, from Orangeville, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Haldan Keffer Hartline, with articles in 51 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lime Ridge. 976 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
What stands out about Lime Ridge’s famous people
Famous people born near Lime Ridge
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Haldan Keffer Hartline
1903–1983American neuroscientist


Richard Sharpe Shaver
1907–1975American writer and conspiracy theorist



Pamela Ribon
born 1975American screenwriter, author and actress


Ruth Williams
1926–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lime Ridge 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)
- Haldan Keffer Hartline: Bell Telephone Company Uploaded by Simtropolitan at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Krysten Ritter: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Woodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Eugene Lutz: Dwhitten009, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Canzler: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Ribon: Genevieve719, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Noble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter F. Rothermel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons