Eileen Collins
born 1956Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot
Famous people · Wells Township
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Wells Township
Eileen Collins, born in Elmira, 10 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Wells Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Eileen Collins
Best known
Eileen Collins
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wells Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wells Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carlyle Blackwell
1884–1955American silent film actor, director, and producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wells Township 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 (6)
- Eileen Collins: Robert Markowitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hal Roach: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Caine: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Baker: Office of the Governor of Massachusetts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Beth Phoenix: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlyle Blackwell: Hartsook., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons