Born near North Warren: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Lucille Ball, with articles in 83 languages. Susan Kieffer, born in Warren, 3 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in North Warren. Across Pennsylvania, 982 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about North Warren’s famous people
Famous people born near North Warren
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



George Stoneman
1822–1894Union Army General and governor of California




Willis Rodney Whitney
1868–1958American chemist and founder of the research laboratory of the General Electric Company

Roger Tory Peterson
1908–1996American naturalist, ornithologist and writer
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Warren, at 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Warren 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 (10)
- Lucille Ball: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Carter: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natalie Merchant: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Stoneman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willis Rodney Whitney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Goodell: Cpl. Alexis Moradian, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Stevenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Hecker: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hanley Beshlin: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Allen: Editors George E. Lewis and D. F. Stackelbeck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

