Famous people · Richlandtown
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Richlandtown
Closest of all is Jan Shepard, from Quakertown, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Stephen Vincent Benét, with articles in 27 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Richlandtown yet. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Stephen Vincent Benét
Best known
Stephen Vincent Benét
in 27 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Richlandtown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Richlandtown
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harvey Ernest Jordan
1878–1963American medical academic and eugenicist
Jake Crouthamel
1938–2022American football player, coach, and administrator
Carl Benjamin Boyer
1906–1976American mathematician and historian
Preston Barba
1883–1971Pennsylvania German linguist, college faculty
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898–1943American poet, short story writer, novelist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Richlandtown 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)
- Stephen Vincent Benét: Yale College (photographer unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Woodring: Paul Thompson (photo credit), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Shepard: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Moyer: Beno1983 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katlyn Chookagian: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Mensch: Jason Scott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons