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Famous people · New Jerusalem

Born near New Jerusalem: 12 famous people within 35 miles

Closest of all is George S. Messersmith, from Fleetwood, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in New Jerusalem. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 976 towns. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78.

#1 best knownGeorge S. MessersmithPolitics & Law · 1883–1960
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12
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
George S. Messersmith
Best known
George S. Messersmith
in 8 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about New Jerusalem’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near New Jerusalem

The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miFleetwood · 5Kutztown · 3Stony Creek Mills · 1New Jerusalem
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Jerusalem 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.

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