
Born near Doty: 6 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is John Bradley, with articles in 11 languages. Closest of all is Russ Bauers, from Townsend, 9 mi away. No famous person on record lists Doty as their birthplace yet. Over the border in Townsend, one name is on record: Russ Bauers.
What stands out about Doty’s famous people
Famous people born near Doty
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


John Bradley
1923–1994Navy corpsman in World War II, flagraiser at Iwo Jima



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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Townsend: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Doty 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 (5)
- John Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- D. Wayne Lukas: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest J. Dawley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Piskula: Resolute, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Bauers: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
