14 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Elizabeth
Charles R. Saunders, born in Elizabeth, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Joe Montana, with articles in 34 languages. No famous person’s birth in West Elizabeth is on record yet. Famous people are on record for 1,012 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
What stands out about West Elizabeth’s famous people
Famous people born near West Elizabeth
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Elizabeth’s, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Elizabeth 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 (9)
- Joe Montana: photo taken by flcikr user Phil Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Daniels: White House., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Aline MacMahon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Connelly: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Swin Cash: US Embassy London, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tamara Tunie: Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Duane Michals: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Janis: S. Hurok (Sol Hurok) Presents-concert promotion, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Winovich: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
