Famous people · Runville
Born near Runville: 8 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, James Knox Polk Hall, was born in Milesburg, 2 mi away. Jonathan Frakes is the most widely known, written about in 38 languages. No famous person’s birth in Runville is on record yet. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Jonathan Frakes
Best known
Jonathan Frakes
in 38 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Runville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Runville
Nobody born in Runville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Glenn Thompson
born 1959U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
John Montgomery Ward
1860–1925American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Runville 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)
- Jonathan Frakes: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff VanderMeer: SouthernNights, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Thompson: U. S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Gregg Curtin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Grey Barnard: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Montgomery Ward: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Knox Polk Hall: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons