Born near Morrisville: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Coleman Scott, born in Waynesburg, 1 mi away, is the closest. The nearest list is next door in Waynesburg: 18 names, starting with Coleman Scott. The best known of them is Billy Barty, with articles in 25 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Morrisville.
What stands out about Morrisville’s famous people
Famous people born near Morrisville
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Waynesburg has the most on record, with 18.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Morrisville 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 (4)
- Billy Barty: Larry Bessel, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Nyswaner: larry-411, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur I. Boreman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Koscheck: Original uploader was East718 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons