
Born near Valencia: 15 famous people within 35 miles
William Eythe, born in Mars, 2 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Adams Township lists one, H. Francis Kennedy. No famous person on record lists Valencia as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Valencia’s famous people
Famous people born near Valencia
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




John Leighton Stewart
1876–1940American businessman and publisher



Cory Mazzoni
born 1989American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB)

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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Adams Township’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Valencia 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 (8)
- William Eythe: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herman (Swaiko): the Patriarchate website, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Mazzoni: slgckgc, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Tenace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patton Flick: American Biographical Publishing Company (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Wassmann: Jeff Wassmann, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Leighton Stewart: John_L._Stewart_Tower_McIlvaine_Hall.jpg: Chuck Seedfarmer derivative work: GrapedApe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Luther: AlexanderJonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons