Famous people · Blawnox
Born near Blawnox: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is George Karl, from Penn Hills, 2 mi away. Orrin Hatch is the most widely known, written about in 41 languages. Of the bordering towns, O'Hara Township has the longest list: 2, with David Newell at the top. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 976 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Orrin Hatch
Best known
Orrin Hatch
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blawnox’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blawnox
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
W. W. Bartley III
1934–199020th-century American philosopher
LaToya Ruby Frazier
born 1982American photographer and professor
Joseph Strick
1923–2010American director, producer and screenwriter
Orrin Hatch
1934–2022American politician (1934–2022) – Former United States Senator and Former President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate
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Of the towns around it, O'Hara Township has the most on record: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blawnox 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 (15)
- Orrin Hatch: United States Senate Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anne Jackson: Frank Driggs, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Karl: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank McHugh: Trailer screenshot Licencing information :https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat McAfee: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Knight: The Owl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Taylor: The original uploader was Noirish at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maxine Sullivan: CBS Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael F. Doyle: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- LaToya Ruby Frazier: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunny Yeager: Guillermo Ramos Flamerich, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Groat: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Harper: Ernie Lively (photographer), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Butch Leitzinger: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons