Photo: Pubdog · Public domainRidgway Township has no famous person on record yet
Over the border in St. Marys, 13 names are on record, led by Joanna Shields. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. In Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Ridgway Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Ridgway Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Ridgway Township
St. Marys has the longest list next door: 13.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ridgway Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.