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Famous people · Bethlehem

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.

#1 best knownJohn HavlicekSports · 1940–2019
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Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
John Havlicek
Best known
John Havlicek
in 43 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Bethlehem’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Bethlehem

The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miWheeling · 4Glen Dale · 4Martins Ferry · 3Bethlehem
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Close by, Wheeling counts 46 famous people, the most of its neighbours.

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.

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