Famous people · Weedville
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Weedville
The nearest, Edward C. Meyer, was born in St. Marys, 12 mi away. Katherine Mayo is the most widely known, written about in 11 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Weedville yet. 999 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
16 mi
Katherine Mayo
Best known
Katherine Mayo
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Weedville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Weedville
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Joanna Shields
born 1962American businesswomen, vice president and managing director of Facebook EMEA
Joan Chittister
born 1936Roman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academic
Edward Scofield
1842–1925Union Army officer and governor of Wisconsin
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weedville 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)
- Katherine Mayo: Lafayette Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Meyer: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Sestina: Zafer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Scofield: James Reeve Stuart (1834-1905), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sparky Lyle: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Beimel: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons