John S. Davies
1926–2010American politician in Pennsylvania
Famous people · Whitfield
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Whitfield
The best known of them is John Updike, with articles in 91 languages. John S. Davies, born in Springmont, 1 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Wyomissing lists 5, led by Der Scutt. 973 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
John Updike
Best known
John Updike
in 91 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Whitfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Whitfield
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian
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The fullest list close by belongs to Wyomissing, with 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Whitfield 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)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Specht: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons