Stan Coveleski
1889–1984American Major League Baseball pitcher during the 1910s and 1920s who primarily threw the spitball
Famous people · Tharptown (Uniontown)
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Tharptown (Uniontown)
The best known of them is Eddie Costa, with articles in 13 languages. Stan Coveleski, born in Shamokin, 1 mi away, is the closest. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Tharptown (Uniontown).
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Eddie Costa
Best known
Eddie Costa
in 13 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tharptown (Uniontown)’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tharptown (Uniontown)
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Claude Beck
1894–1971American cardiac surgeon and professor of cardiovascular surgery
Edward Cooper
1873–1928American lawyer and Republican politician from West Virginia
Thomas Lewis
1866–1939Miner and president of the United Mine Workers of America
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tharptown (Uniontown) 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 (7)
- Stan Coveleski: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Daubert: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Cooper: Biographical Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evan John Jones: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Hynoski: Marianne O'Leary, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Luchkovich: Blank & Stoller Ltd., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Baksi: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons