Famous people · Wayne Township
Born near Wayne Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Jim Gerlach, born in Ellwood City, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Trent Reznor, with articles in 46 languages. Of the towns next door, Ellwood City lists the most: 14, with Jim Gerlach first. 950 towns in Pennsylvania have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Trent Reznor
Best known
Trent Reznor
in 46 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wayne Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wayne Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Trent Reznor
born 1965American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and composer
Raymond P. Shafer
1917–2006Recipient of the Purple Heart medal and Governor of Pennsylvania
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2 towns around it have someone on record.
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. 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 (7)
- Trent Reznor: Mykal Burns!, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Sterling: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Allen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Gerlach: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hack Wilson: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony G. Bosco: Alekjds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond P. Shafer: Ronald Dale Karr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons