Famous people · Reiffton
Born near Reiffton: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Oscar S. Gill, born in St. Lawrence, 1 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in St. Lawrence: one name, Oscar S. Gill. The best known of them is John Updike, with articles in 91 languages. 981 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
John Updike
Best known
John Updike
in 91 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Reiffton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Reiffton
They were born in 7 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
St. Lawrence has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Reiffton 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)
- 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