Born near Millersville: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Tom Moore, born in Goodlettsville, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the bordering towns, Goodlettsville has the longest list: 3, with Tom Moore at the top. The best known of them is Huell Howser, with articles in 81 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Millersville yet.
What stands out about Millersville’s famous people
Famous people born near Millersville
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Edgar Bright Wilson
1908–1992American theoretical chemist and university teacher

George Washington Ewing
1808–1888American politician, Kentucky

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Famous people from the towns next door
2 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Millersville 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)
- Huell Howser: Joits, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey Brewer: user Frog Brother on flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tennys Sandgren: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Rogan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jenkins: File:Chris Singleton John Jenkins.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Chrishmt0423, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Bate: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claire Rachel Wilkinson: LivPio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
