15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Metal Township
The nearest, Jordan Ott, was born in McConnellsburg, 11 mi away. The best known of them is Jane Irwin Harrison, with articles in 33 languages. No famous person’s birth in Metal Township is on record yet. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 980 towns.
What stands out about Metal Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Metal Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




William V. Mong
1875–1940Actor, screenwriter, film director

James Monroe Miller
1852–1926American politician (Republican)




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Metal 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)
- Jane Irwin Harrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lil Skies: Julio Enriquez from Denver,CO, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher T. Donahue: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ridgway Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Mong: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Findlay: Jacques Reich (most likely based on an earlier portrait by another artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Findlay: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Monroe Miller: Joe Mitchell Chapple, author. "National Magazine" (Boston, MA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Nevin: USCapitol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons