Victor Schertzinger
1888–1941American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter
Famous people · New Boston
Born near New Boston: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Victor Schertzinger, from Mahanoy City, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Tommy Dorsey, with articles in 37 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in New Boston. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,006 towns.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Tommy Dorsey
Best known
Tommy Dorsey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about New Boston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near New Boston
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jimmy Dorsey
1904–1957American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Boston 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)
- Tommy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Schertzinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edward Kurtz: Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McCloskey: User:Tanyac311, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Senesky: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin C. Rhoades: Davidnegrete1981, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Holden: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons