#1Famous people · Bethlehem
2 famous people were born in Bethlehem
The best known is the American educator Harvey Prindle Peet, with articles in 3 languages. The list has one more: the American industrialist and banker David Leavitt. Of the bordering towns, Woodbury has the longest list: 20, with Santino Ferrucci at the top. Harvey Prindle Peet, born in 1794, is the youngest, and David Leavitt, born in 1791, the first on record.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Harvey Prindle Peet
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1791
David Leavitt
Youngest
1794
Harvey Prindle Peet
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Bethlehem
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What Bethlehem is known for
The field with the most names is Business: 1.
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A chosen home
Also called Bethlehem home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Bethlehem, though born elsewhere.
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The best known from each town bordering Bethlehem.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethlehem 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 (8)
- Harvey Prindle Peet: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Leavitt: Samuel Lovett Waldo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christine Baranski: iDominick, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dolores Hart: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Santino Ferrucci: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlaugh/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin B. Hotchkiss: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville H. Platt: George Prince, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Morris III: Unidentified painter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons