Born near Wilburton Number Two: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Chapman, from Centralia, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Ellen Albertini Dow, with articles in 21 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Wilburton Number Two. Across Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns list someone born there.
What stands out about Wilburton Number Two’s famous people
Famous people born near Wilburton Number Two
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


William J. Waltersheid
born 1956Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

Freeman V. Horner
1922–2005United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Thomas Lewis
1866–1939Miner and president of the United Mine Workers of America



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wilburton Number Two 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)
- Emil Seidel: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bolick: Grand Slam Card Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred Buckwalter Garner: "Philadelphia Inquirer" (Philadelphia, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Houser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Litwhiler: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Baksi: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roscoe Charles Wilson: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons