Born near Bethlehem: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, John Corbett, was born in Wheeling, 2 mi away. John Havlicek is the most widely known, written about in 43 languages. Of the towns next door, Wheeling lists the most: 46, with John Corbett first. Across West Virginia, the lists cover 153 towns.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethlehem 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.