Rita Mae Brown
born 1944Novelist, poet, screenwriter, activist
Famous people · Parkville
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Parkville
Closest of all is Rita Mae Brown, from Hanover, 2 mi away. Hanover’s list, next door, has 15 names, Rita Mae Brown first among them. No famous person on record lists Parkville as their birthplace yet. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Rita Mae Brown
Best known
Rita Mae Brown
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Parkville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Parkville
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Luther Allan Weigle
1880–1976American minister and professor of religious education
Charles Elmer Resser
1889–1943American paleontologist
Chrystelle Trump Bond
1938–2020American dancer and historian
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Hanover, with 15.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parkville 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)
- Rita Mae Brown: Peter Cunningham, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Flutie: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Luther Long: Not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Milton Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian Gobrecht: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph A. Goulden: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph H. Himes: Harris-Ewing collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Casey Lawrence: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons