Famous people · Gregg Township
Born near Gregg Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fred E. Young, from Watsontown, 4 mi away. James Curtis Hepburn is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Gregg Township. Over the border in Washington Township, one name is on record: Henry Clay McCormick.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
James Curtis Hepburn
Best known
James Curtis Hepburn
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gregg Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gregg Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Curtis Hepburn
1815–1911American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese
Tom Marino
born 1952Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
Tasker H. Bliss
1853–19308th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Gregg Township?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Gregg Township’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Washington Township has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gregg 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)
- James Curtis Hepburn: 明治学院, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Marino: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Luks: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tasker H. Bliss: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Mussina: User Mandalatv on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alize Johnson: Sakuragijr, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Pollock: William Henry Egle (1830-1901), author., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay McCormick: illegible in lower left corner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons