Famous people · West Hamburg
Born near West Hamburg: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Bill Beckley, born in Hamburg, 1 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Elisha Hoffman, with articles in 5 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in West Hamburg. Famous people are on record for 1,006 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Elisha Hoffman
Best known
Elisha Hoffman
in 5 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about West Hamburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near West Hamburg
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard Etchberger
1933–1968US Air Force NCO and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
Wilson G. Sarig
1874–1936American politician and educator
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from West Hamburg?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who West Hamburg’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Hamburg has the most people on record, 3 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Hamburg 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 (3)
- Elisha Hoffman: Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by J. H. Hall. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1914., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Beckley: George Quasha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Etchberger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons