
Born near Brady Township: 26 famous people within 35 miles
Donald C. Bruce, born in Troutville, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person on record lists Brady Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Britt Baker, with articles in 14 languages. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Brady Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Brady Township
The 26 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Joan Chittister
born 1936Roman Catholic nun, activist, writer and academic







Melvin L. Brown
1931–1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipient


Charles Emory Patton
1859–1937American politician from Pennsylvania






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brady 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 (17)
- Britt Baker: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Patton Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Emory Patton: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles H. MacDonald: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Mesoraco: D. Benjamin Miller, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Hunter: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald C. Bruce: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Melvin L. Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sparky Lyle: White House Photographic Office (WHPO) - Thomas, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph B. Scarnati: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Daley: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George A. Jenks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jan Miller: Krzysztof Krzempek, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph S. Ammerman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James DeHart: Duke University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Orlando Smith: William Rodearmel, compiler and editor. E.K. Meyers (Harrisburg, PA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Madar: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons