14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Plumcreek Township
James Stewart is the most widely known, written about in 96 languages. The nearest, Walker Bleakney, was born in Elderton, 1 mi away. Next door, the list for Burrell Township holds Nellie Bly. Famous people are on record for 1,003 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
What stands out about Plumcreek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Plumcreek Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Burrell Township’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plumcreek Township 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 (6)
- James Stewart: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Abbey: Photo by Woody Hilbert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Renée Fleming: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patricia Robertson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Sonni: Zoran Veselinovic, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nellie Bly: H. J. Myers, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
