#1Famous people · Pottsville
Pottsville has just one famous person to its name: Larry Jones
Larry Jones, the American football player and coach, was born in 1933. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. 3 languages have an article about them. Next door, Russellville lists 17, led by Scott Bradley.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Larry Jones
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1933
Larry Jones
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Pottsville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pottsville 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)
- Larry Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Bradley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons