Famous people · Grill
Born near Grill: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Updike, from Reading, 3 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Grill yet. Of the towns next door, Reading lists the most: 34, with John Updike first. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
John Updike
Best known
John Updike
in 91 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grill
Nobody born in Grill is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian
Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
John S. Davies
1926–2010American politician in Pennsylvania
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Reading, at 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grill 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 (6)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons