Born near Wolf Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Melvin E. Page, from Picture Rocks, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Johnny Bent, with articles in 14 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wolf Township. Next door, Picture Rocks lists one, Melvin E. Page.
What stands out about Wolf Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Wolf Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Joseph Welles Henderson
1890–1957American academic administrator



John Gosse Freeze
1825–1913Pennsylvanian lawyer and writer
John Schaar
1928–2011Political Theorist and Teacher
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Picture Rocks’: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wolf 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 (4)
- Garth Everett: Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gosse Freeze: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rube Yarrison: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons