Famous people · Weigelstown
Born near Weigelstown: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is J. Michael Bishop, with articles in 53 languages. Closest of all is Robert Jacob Lewis, from Dover, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for West Manchester Township holds James Alonzo Stahle. No entry yet names Weigelstown as a birthplace.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
J. Michael Bishop
Best known
J. Michael Bishop
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Weigelstown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Weigelstown
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Alonzo Stahle
1829–1912Union Army officer and American politician
J. Michael Bishop
1936–2026American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research
Isaac Newton Lewis
1858–1931American soldier and inventor of the Lewis gun
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is West Manchester Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Weigelstown 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)
- J. Michael Bishop: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Koons: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob L. Devers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Newton Lewis: Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914; Fiske, John, 1842-1901; Dick, Charles, 1858-; Homans, James Edward, 1865-, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Edgar Woodward: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Jacob Lewis: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Alonzo Stahle: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons