20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Clara Township
Closest of all is Riki Lindhome, from Coudersport, 8 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Clara Township. In Pennsylvania, 971 towns have someone on the list. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Clara Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Clara Township
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist




Grace Sartwell Mason
1876–1966American journalist, critic, and writer






Albert W. Johnson
1906–1998American politician; U.S. representative from Pennsylvania


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clara 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 (14)
- Fielder Jones: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert W. Johnson: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George B. Shaw: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Butts: U.S. Geological Survey taken in 1901, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Everell Mencer: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Sartwell Mason: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry S. Rowe: Chapman Publishing Company, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Amelia Scull: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Paterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milo Netzel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons