Famous people · Simpson
Born near Simpson: 18 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Joseph Bambera, was born in Carbondale, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Pat Crowley, with articles in 23 languages. 1,012 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person. No famous person on record lists Simpson as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Pat Crowley
Best known
Pat Crowley
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Simpson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Simpson
The 18 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Terence V. Powderly
1849–1924American labor union leader, politician and attorney
Walter Tennyson Swingle
1871–1952American botanist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Simpson 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)
- Pat Crowley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat O'Malley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Tennyson Swingle: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory (24.07.2022), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Pegula: Coalman767, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Terpak: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terence V. Powderly: USGov-DOL, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons