12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Keating Township
Closest of all is Riki Lindhome, from Coudersport, 8 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Keating Township. Next door, the list for Austin holds George C. Paterson. Famous people are on record for 976 of the towns in Pennsylvania.
What stands out about Keating Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Keating Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist



Grace Sartwell Mason
1876–1966American journalist, critic, and writer


Albert W. Johnson
1906–1998American politician; U.S. representative from Pennsylvania


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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Austin’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Keating 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 (9)
- Joseph T. McNarney: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fielder Jones: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert W. Johnson: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Sartwell Mason: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Amelia Scull: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Paterson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
