
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Silverdale
The nearest, Jamie Moyer, was born in Sellersville, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Winfield Scott Hancock, with articles in 28 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Silverdale yet. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Silverdale’s famous people
Famous people born near Silverdale
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Russell Hoban
1925–2011American expatriate writer and illustrator


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Silverdale 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 (5)
- Winfield Scott Hancock: Campbell Photo Service, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russell Hoban: Richard Cooper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Shepard: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Moyer: Beno1983 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katlyn Chookagian: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons