Famous people · Clay Township
9 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clay Township
Closest of all is Leroy Edgar Burney, from Burney, 1 mi away. Rose McConnell Long is the most widely known, written about in 18 languages. Of the bordering towns, Greensburg has the longest list: 11, with Rose McConnell Long at the top. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Clay Township.
Born nearby
9
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Rose McConnell Long
Best known
Rose McConnell Long
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Clay Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Clay Township
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edith Jones Woodward
1914–2002American astronomer and college professor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clay Township 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)
- Rose McConnell Long: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl G. Fisher: Bain News Service, N.Y.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Meyer: Scott U on Flickr (Original version) 佾珜 (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bryant McIntosh: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Hogan: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry F. Lawrence: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leroy Edgar Burney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons