Famous people · Royer
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Royer
Charles M. Schwab, born in Williamsburg, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Hedda Hopper, with articles in 44 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Royer. 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Hedda Hopper
Best known
Hedda Hopper
in 44 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Royer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Royer
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
John Dean
1835–1905American district attorney and later Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice
Hedda Hopper
1885–1966American gossip columnist and actress
Daniel Hale Williams
1856–1931African American cardiologist who performed the first documented, successful pericardium surgery in the world
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Royer 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)
- Hedda Hopper: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles M. Schwab: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Hale Williams: Yale Rosen from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward McLanahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob C. Higgins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilmer Lower Stultz: Leslie Ronald Jones, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vaughn O. Lang: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Dean: Wiley, Samuel T. and W. Scott Garner. Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Blair County, Pennsylvania, pp. 156-157. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Richmond, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois: Gresham Publishing Company, 1892 (public domain, courtesy of…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons