
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Riceville
The nearest, R. A. Mihailoff, was born in Townville, 8 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Riceville. The best known of them is Jeannie Seely, with articles in 14 languages. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Riceville’s famous people
Famous people born near Riceville
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Lynn St. John
1876–1950American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator






Keith Skelton
1918–1995American lawyer and politician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riceville 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)
- Jeannie Seely: sisterphotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julien Bryan: Julien Bryan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. A. Mihailoff: Ryota Nakanishi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Peterson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael C. Kerr: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul S. L. Johnson: Das Bild stammt aus meiner persönlichen Sammlung., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Dunn: Film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daisy Bacon: W. Eugene Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons