#1Famous people · Harrisburg
Harrisburg is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American football player Jalen Brooks, with articles in 3 languages. Second place goes to the American racing driver Jeff McClure, third to Natrone Means. Next door, the list for Concord holds 37, Israel Pickens first. Born in 1967, Jeff McClure is the first name on record, and Jalen Brooks, born in 2000, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jalen Brooks
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1967
Jeff McClure
Youngest
2000
Jalen Brooks
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Harrisburg
The three are covered in 3, 2 and 2 languages: Jalen Brooks, Jeff McClure and Natrone Means.
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A chosen home
Also called Harrisburg home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Harrisburg, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Concord lists the most people: 37.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrisburg 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 (3)
- Jalen Brooks: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Pickens: Elizabeth Tinker Elmore (1874 - 1933), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Graham: Warren K. Leffler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons