10 famous people were born within 35 miles of West Liberty
Rob Schmidt, born in Slippery Rock, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists West Liberty as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 1,012 of the towns in Pennsylvania. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about West Liberty’s famous people
Famous people born near West Liberty
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




Robert M. Nemkovich
born 1942Supreme Bishop of the Polish National Catholic Church
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is West Liberty 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 (4)
- Smokin' Joe Kubek: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paula Kelly: CBS Radio/CBS Photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Peters: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert M. Nemkovich: Michcik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons