Famous people · Scranton
30 famous people were born within 35 miles of Scranton
Closest of all is Ronald McNair, from Lake City, 3 mi away. The best known of them is Joseph L. Goldstein, with articles in 47 languages. No entry yet names Scranton as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in South Carolina belongs to Florence, with 54.
Born nearby
30
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Joseph L. Goldstein
Best known
Joseph L. Goldstein
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Scranton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Scranton
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ashton Hilliard Williams
1891–1962United States federal judge
Mary McLeod Bethune
1875–1955American educator and civil rights leader
Buddy Johnson
1915–1977American jazz and New York blues pianist and bandleader
William G. Farrow
1918–1942United States Army Air Force lieutenant; participant in the Doolittle Raid
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scranton 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 (22)
- Joseph L. Goldstein: The original uploader was Rrawson at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronald McNair: NASA/JSC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary McLeod Bethune: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Felton: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin Purvis: FBI, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ellison D. Smith: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Houston Person: Steve Mynett Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evander M. Law: G. W. Minnis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Brown: Phil Wight, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trey Lorenz: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwen Bristow: Thomas L. Johnson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan George Evans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Whit Merrifield: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buddy Baker: Racing One, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Carson: Jerry Pinkus/New York Giants, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Orlando Hudson: ISU_79 on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Gordon McLeod: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Abraham: U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Raquell Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Haselden Ellerbe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derrick Burgess: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Farrow: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons