Famous people · Northwood
Born near Northwood: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fred Waring, from Tyrone, 1 mi away. Fred Waring leads the 5 names listed next door in Tyrone. 1,005 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there. Not one famous person on record comes from Northwood yet.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Fred Waring
Best known
Fred Waring
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Northwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Northwood
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William P. Maclay
1877–1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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The longest list nearby is Tyrone’s, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northwood 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)
- Fred Waring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farran Zerbe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Smith: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond M. Fuoss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Maclay: LastFullMeasure, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Fleming: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Sitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons