Famous people · Polk
Born near Polk: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Alexander Hays, from Franklin, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Polk yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78. Altoona has the second-longest list in Pennsylvania, after Bethlehem, with 69.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Alexander Hays
Best known
Alexander Hays
in 6 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Polk’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Polk
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nathan Hoobler
born 1979
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Polk 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)
- Alexander Hays: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McDowell: U. S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Leo Graner: Notre Dame College, Dhaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Marchibroda: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Plumer: Brown, Runk & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Van Dyke: en:Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons