Famous people · Gray
Born near Gray: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Fred Waring, born in Tyrone, 1 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Gray. Across Pennsylvania, 1,006 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
1 mi
Fred Waring
Best known
Fred Waring
in 9 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gray’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gray
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William P. Maclay
1877–1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gray 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)
- Fred Waring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farran Zerbe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Smith: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond M. Fuoss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Maclay: LastFullMeasure, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Red Fleming: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William S. Sitman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons