Famous people · Oval
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Oval
Closest of all is James Gamble, from Jersey Shore, 6 mi away. Tom Marino is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. No famous person on record lists Oval as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Tom Marino
Best known
Tom Marino
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Oval’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Oval
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Tom Marino
born 1952Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Oval 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)
- Tom Marino: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Luks: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mussina: User Mandalatv on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alize Johnson: Sakuragijr, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph W. Girard: Universal Film Manufacturing Company (A Butterfly Picture), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fleming Rich: United States Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June Maule: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons