No famous person born in Shiloh is listed yet
York’s list, next door, has 42 names, J. Michael Bishop first among them. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. Famous people are on record for 974 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Shiloh), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Shiloh has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Shiloh
York has the longest list next door: 42.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shiloh and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (2)
- J. Michael Bishop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Alonzo Stahle: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

