Victor Schertzinger
1888–1941American composer, film director, film producer, and screenwriter
Famous people · Grier City
Born near Grier City: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Victor Schertzinger, from Mahanoy City, 4 mi away. Tommy Dorsey is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. No famous person on record lists Grier City as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 1,012 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Tommy Dorsey
Best known
Tommy Dorsey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grier City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grier City
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jimmy Dorsey
1904–1957American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grier City 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)
- Tommy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Schertzinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Edward Kurtz: Festival of Faiths from Louisville, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack McCloskey: User:Tanyac311, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Raymond Nye: film screenshot (Allied Pictures Corporation), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Senesky: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin C. Rhoades: Davidnegrete1981, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons