Famous people · Shippingport
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Shippingport
Closest of all is Rudyerd Boulton, from Beaver, 7 mi away. Pete Maravich is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. Next door, the list for Industry holds Pop Rising. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Shippingport.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Pete Maravich
Best known
Pete Maravich
in 39 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Shippingport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Shippingport
Nobody born in Shippingport is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Shane Douglas
born 1964American professional wrestler and promoter
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The neighbour with a name on record is Industry.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shippingport 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 (6)
- Pete Maravich: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruth Crawford Seeger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Douglas: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Letteri: New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darrelle Revis: Jeff Kern, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ty Law: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons