
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Zion
Jonathan Frakes, born in Bellefonte, 4 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Zion. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 973 towns. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Zion’s famous people
Famous people born near Zion
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Glenn Thompson
born 1959U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania



John Montgomery Ward
1860–1925American Major League Baseball pitcher, shortstop and manager


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Zion 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 (8)
- Jonathan Frakes: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff VanderMeer: SouthernNights, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Thompson: U. S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Gregg Curtin: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Grey Barnard: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Montgomery Ward: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Knox Polk Hall: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Fuller: Prince, Washington, D. C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons