Born near Riverview Park: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Tom Brown, from Laureldale, 2 mi away. Muhlenberg Township’s list, next door, has 2 names, Sarah Shearer first among them. The best known of them is John Updike, with articles in 91 languages. The list for Riverview Park is empty for now.
What stands out about Riverview Park’s famous people
Famous people born near Riverview Park
Nobody born in Riverview Park is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





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
John S. Davies
1926–2010American politician in Pennsylvania
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Muhlenberg Township has the most on record, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverview Park 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 (7)
- 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
- Joseph Hiester: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/governors/hiester.asp?secid=31, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
