Thomas J. Smull
1875–1962American professor, athletics administrator, athlete, and coach
Famous people · Rote
Born near Rote: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Thomas J. Smull, from Mackeyville, 3 mi away. Alison Bechdel is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Rote yet. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Alison Bechdel
Best known
Alison Bechdel
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rote’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rote
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
W. Max Bossert
1906–1990American football coach, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Brittani Kline
born 1991Female fashion model from the USA
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rote 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)
- Alison Bechdel: 20Nasium26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Hart: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McDonald: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Mann: Hill Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold S. Diehl: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan Dickey: Office for Emergency Management; Royden Dixon, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fleming Rich: United States Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons