Born near New Florence: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Plunket Maclay, from Armagh, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in New Florence. The best known of them is Carroll Baker, with articles in 55 languages. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 981 towns.
What stands out about New Florence’s famous people
Famous people born near New Florence
Nobody born in New Florence is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Michael Novak
1933–2017American theologian, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Florence 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)
- Carroll Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Ditko: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Azar: United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Novak: State Dept. Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julian Cunningham: Harold Dick, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Ambrose Watterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave L. Reed: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons