
Born near Haysville: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bill Hinzman, from Coraopolis, 1 mi away. Of the towns next door, Glen Osborne lists James M. Symes. John Kasich is the most widely known, written about in 42 languages. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 1,006 towns.
What stands out about Haysville’s famous people
Famous people born near Haysville
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Rosetta Miller-Perry
1934–2026American journalist and publisher
Allie B. Latimer
born 1928American lawyer and civil rights activist


Nancy Hamilton
1908–1985American actress, playwright, lyricist, director and producer

John Holdren
born 1944American scientist (physics, environmental science) and presidential advisor
George R. Stewart
1895–1980American historian, toponymist, and novelist





John Kasich
born 1952American politician and former television host




Thomas McKee Bayne
1836–1894Union United States Army officer and politician
Eric Burns
born 1945Author, playwright, media critic, former journalist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Glen Osborne counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haysville 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 (13)
- John Kasich: Office of Ohio Governor John R. Kasich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Mays: Sharese Ann Frederick from Purchase, N.Y., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cameron Johnson: YES Network, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Christie: MGM Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hinzman: George A. Romero, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christa Harmotto: Speaklevel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nancy Hamilton: National Photo Company Collection., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Holdren: Office of Science and Technology Policy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Calipari: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Damar Hamlin: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Wuycik: University of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas McKee Bayne: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert J. Corbett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons