Famous people · Slovan
26 famous people were born within 35 miles of Slovan
Closest of all is John D. Fredericks, from Burgettstown, 2 mi away. Jay Livingston is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Slovan. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
26
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Jay Livingston
Best known
Jay Livingston
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Slovan’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Slovan
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Barry Alvarez
born 1946American football player, coach, college athletics administrator
Thomas A. Holmes
1804–1888American surveyor, trader, and politician
Elva Lawton
1896–1993American botanist and bryologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Slovan 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 (8)
- Ron Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marvin Lewis: Senior Airman Andria J. Allmond; cropped by User:Blueag9., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John D. Fredericks: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barry Alvarez: Wisconsin Athletics, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. J. Davis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gustave Diamond: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roxann Robinson: MorganClaude, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry H. Black: US Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons