Melvin L. Brown
1931–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Famous people · New Washington
Born near New Washington: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Melvin L. Brown, born in Mahaffey, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Rembert Weakland, with articles in 13 languages. The list for New Washington is empty for now. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 988 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Rembert Weakland
Best known
Rembert Weakland
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about New Washington’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near New Washington
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edgar M. Cortright
1923–2014Senior NASA official-administrator and engineering researcher
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Washington 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)
- Edgar M. Cortright: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin L. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Menosky: American Caramel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Gibson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons