
Born near Mifflin: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Trent Hidlay, with articles in 7 languages. The nearest, Joseph M. Belford, was born in Mifflintown, 1 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Mifflin. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78.
What stands out about Mifflin’s famous people
Famous people born near Mifflin
Nobody born in Mifflin is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


J. Horace McFarland
1859–1948American printer and horticulturist





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mifflin 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)
- Adam Harris: Adam Harris, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Ross McCoy: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Belford: Walter Neale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald Fogleman: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Wirt Culbertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Horace McFarland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- S. Stanhope Orris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons