14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Gray Township
The nearest, Coleman Scott, was born in Waynesburg, 11 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Gray Township yet. Next door, the list for Richhill Township holds Jesse Lazear. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
What stands out about Gray Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Gray Township
Nobody born in Gray Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.







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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Richhill Township’s, with one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gray 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 (8)
- Arthur I. Boreman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Koscheck: Original uploader was East718 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill George: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Kerr Craig: Frontispiece of 1893's "Andrew K. Craig, Late a Representative from Pennsylvania" published by US Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Holmes McGuffey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Franklin Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. R. Stockdale: Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Lazear: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
