Famous people · Newton Hamilton
Born near Newton Hamilton: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Ira J. Deen, was born in Mount Union, 3 mi away. Christina Crosby is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. The list for Newton Hamilton is empty for now. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 1,004 towns.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Christina Crosby
Best known
Christina Crosby
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Newton Hamilton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Newton Hamilton
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joseph Rothrock
1839–1922U.S. botanist. mycologist, lichenologist & conservationist
Horace Porter
1837–1921United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Newton Hamilton 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)
- Christina Crosby: Matt Harvey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David McMurtrie Gregg: Unsure - part of Selected Civil War photographs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Saxton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Porter: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Wallace: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George M. Chilcott: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Rothrock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons