
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Spinnerstown
Closest of all is Frank Buchman, from Pennsburg, 4 mi away. Across Pennsylvania, 969 towns list someone born there. No famous person’s birth in Spinnerstown is on record yet. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
What stands out about Spinnerstown’s famous people
Famous people born near Spinnerstown
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Harvey Ernest Jordan
1878–1963American medical academic and eugenicist
Heather Parry
born 2000American film and television producer

Jake Crouthamel
1938–2022American football player, coach, and administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Spinnerstown 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)
- Frank Buchman: Harris & Ewing photo studio, Public domain, 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
- Bill Mensch: Jason Scott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons