
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Mifflinville
The nearest, William H. Woodin, was born in Berwick, 3 mi away. Haldan Keffer Hartline is the most widely known, written about in 51 languages. No entry yet names Mifflinville as a birthplace. 996 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
What stands out about Mifflinville’s famous people
Famous people born near Mifflinville
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Richard Sharpe Shaver
1907–1975American writer and conspiracy theorist



Ruth Williams
1926–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

Haldan Keffer Hartline
1903–1983American neuroscientist



Pamela Ribon
born 1975American screenwriter, author and actress
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mifflinville 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