Born near Pennside: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Oscar S. Gill, born in St. Lawrence, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John Updike, with articles in 91 languages. No famous person’s birth in Pennside is on record yet. Of the towns next door, Stony Creek Mills lists Carl Anthony Furillo.
What stands out about Pennside’s famous people
Famous people born near Pennside
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian

Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
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Famous people from the towns next door
Only Stony Creek Mills nearby has a name on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pennside 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)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Anthony Furillo: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
