
Born near New Schaefferstown: 12 famous people within 35 miles
George Nicholas Eckert, born in Womelsdorf, 6 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Amy Cuddy, with articles in 21 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in New Schaefferstown. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 1,006 towns.
What stands out about New Schaefferstown’s famous people
Famous people born near New Schaefferstown
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Pat Gelsinger
born 1961American businessperson; former CEO of Intel
Robert E. Roeder
1917–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Schaefferstown 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 (4)
- Amy Cuddy: Evgenia (Jenya) Eliseeva, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Gelsinger: [Web Summit https://www.flickr.com/people/74711243@N06], CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- George Nicholas Eckert: United States Mint, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank K. Hain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons