Famous people · Sugarcreek
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Sugarcreek
The nearest, Alexander Hays, was born in Franklin, 4 mi away. The best known of them is Josephine McKim, with articles in 19 languages. Next door, the list for Franklin holds 16, Alexander Hays first. 1,005 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Josephine McKim
Best known
Josephine McKim
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sugarcreek’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sugarcreek
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Josephine McKim
1910–1992American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
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Around it, Franklin has the most people on record, 16 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sugarcreek 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 (12)
- Josephine McKim: ACME, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gabby Gabreski: U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woody Jackson: Jeriaska, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Hays: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McDowell: U. S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Leo Graner: Notre Dame College, Dhaka, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Moore Speer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Marchibroda: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arnold Plumer: Brown, Runk & Co. (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Koyack: (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Karns: dbking on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold W. Dodds: Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons