Famous people · Tunnelhill
Born near Tunnelhill: 27 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Pauline Frederick, from Gallitzin, 1 mi away. Robert Peary is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. The list for Tunnelhill is empty for now. Of the bordering towns, Allegheny Township has the longest list: 36, with Mary Cassatt at the top.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
Robert Peary
Best known
Robert Peary
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Tunnelhill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Tunnelhill
The 27 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Gibson
1869–1949American judge and baseball player
Charlie Crist
born 1956United States Representative from 2017 to 2022
Michael Behe
born 1952American biochemist, author, and intelligent design advocate
Hedda Hopper
1885–1966American gossip columnist and actress
Daniel Hale Williams
1856–1931African American cardiologist who performed the first documented, successful pericardium surgery in the world
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Allegheny Township counts 36 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tunnelhill 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 (14)
- Robert Peary: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hedda Hopper: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Crist: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Behe: Campus Photo • Bryan Matluk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Janet Blair: Studio Publicity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Winter: Dxede5x, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Beam Piper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Hale Williams: Yale Rosen from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvin Evans: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gibson: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur W. Murray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harriet B. Jones: Photographer unidentified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Cassatt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pauline Frederick: Jim Morgan (Staff photographer of the newspaper), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons