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Famous people · Slabtown

Born near Slabtown: 17 famous people within 35 miles

Haldan Keffer Hartline, born in Bloomsburg, 7 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Slabtown as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.

#1 best knownHaldan Keffer HartlineScience & Medicine · 1903–1983
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Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Haldan Keffer Hartline
Best known
Haldan Keffer Hartline
in 51 Wikipedia languages

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★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Slabtown

The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miBloomsburg · 5Mount Carmel · 5Elysburg · 1Slabtown
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Slabtown 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.

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