
Born near Orchard Hills: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Adam Maida, born in East Vandergrift, 1 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Apollo holds 4, C. Doyle Steele first. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Orchard Hills. The best known of them is William Perry, with articles in 33 languages.
What stands out about Orchard Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near Orchard Hills
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


William Perry
born 1927American mathematician and businessman, former Secretary of Defense

Joseph Preston
born 1947American politician from Pennsylvania




Charles Howard McIlwain
1871–1968American constitutional historian

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Famous people from the towns next door
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orchard Hills 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 (8)
- William Perry: HELENE C. STIKKEL, CIV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Knapp: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Maida: MJCdetroit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaira Burns: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Corey: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Howard McIlwain: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Babando: Produced by JD Charlie McCarthy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Phillips: United States Department of State, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons