8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shanksville
The best known of them is Augustine B. Kelley, with articles in 6 languages. The nearest, Frank Nicholson, was born in Berlin, 7 mi away. No entry yet names Shanksville as a birthplace. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
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Famous people born near Shanksville
Nobody born in Shanksville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shanksville 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 (4)
- Augustine B. Kelley: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rush Clark: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Muha: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John A. Snively: Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This work is in the public domain in the United States and the source country. In most cases, this means that its copyright expired under the law of the source country and it was either published prior to January…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons