
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Messiah College
Closest of all is Matthew Quay, from Dillsburg, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Newt Gingrich, with articles in 59 languages. No entry yet names Messiah College as a birthplace. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 1,006 towns.
What stands out about Messiah College’s famous people
Famous people born near Messiah College
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Ethaline Hartge Cortelyou
1909–1997American chemist and scientific technical writer

Newt Gingrich
born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Messiah College 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)
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Mabius: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Branca: The original uploader was DanKassem at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Brady: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shiley: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Quay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rikki Rockett: PHOTO BY MATT BECKER www.melodicrockconcerts.com [email protected], CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Gillis: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons