No famous person from Wayne Township yet, but Corry next door has 6
1,005 of the towns in Pennsylvania list at least one person. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. Corry’s list is led by Karen Smyers.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Wayne Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Wayne Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Wayne Township
The longest list nearby is Corry’s, with 6.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wayne 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.
Photo credits (2)
- Daisy Bacon: W. Eugene Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Leach: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons