
Born near Hyner: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Roach, from North Bend, 3 mi away. Alison Bechdel is the most widely known, written about in 34 languages. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,006 towns. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Hyner.
What stands out about Hyner’s famous people
Famous people born near Hyner
Nobody born in Hyner is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.








W. Max Bossert
1906–1990American football coach, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hyner 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)
- Alison Bechdel: 20Nasium26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Hart: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McDonald: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Mann: Hill Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Roach: Goodwin & Company, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan Dickey: Office for Emergency Management; Royden Dixon, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Fleming Rich: United States Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons