11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rauchtown
James Gamble, born in Jersey Shore, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Alison Bechdel, with articles in 34 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Rauchtown yet. 981 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Rauchtown’s famous people
Famous people born near Rauchtown
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rauchtown 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
- 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
- Don Herr: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- June Maule: Dsdugan, CC0, Wikimedia Commons