Famous people · Sweden Valley
Born near Sweden Valley: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Riki Lindhome, born in Coudersport, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Sweden Valley. 1,012 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Riki Lindhome
Best known
Riki Lindhome
in 30 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Sweden Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Sweden Valley
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist
Grace Sartwell Mason
1876–1966American journalist, critic, and writer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Sweden Valley 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)
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Sartwell Mason: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Paterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons