Famous people · Temple
Born near Temple: 16 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Tom Brown, was born in Laureldale, 1 mi away. John Updike is the most widely known, written about in 91 languages. The list for Temple is empty for now. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
John Updike
Best known
John Updike
in 91 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Temple’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Temple
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian
Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Temple 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)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons