Victor Schertzinger
1888–1941American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter
Famous people · Park Place
Born near Park Place: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Tommy Dorsey, with articles in 37 languages. Victor Schertzinger, born in Mahanoy City, 3 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Park Place as a birthplace. 1,006 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Tommy Dorsey
Best known
Tommy Dorsey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Park Place’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Park Place
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jimmy Dorsey
1904–1957American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
Sidney Miller
1916–2004American actor, director and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Park Place 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)
- Tommy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Schertzinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edward Kurtz: Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McCloskey: User:Tanyac311, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Senesky: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin C. Rhoades: Davidnegrete1981, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Miller: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons