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Famous people · Chester

2 famous people call Chester their birthplace

At the top of the list is the American soccer player Peter Stroud, covered in 6 languages. The only other name is the American football tight end Matt Flanagan. Peter Stroud, born in 2002, is the youngest, and Matt Flanagan, born in 1995, the first on record. The longest list in New Jersey is Hackensack’s, with 62 names.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Peter Stroud
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1995
Matt Flanagan
Youngest
2002
Peter Stroud
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Chester

PS#1
Sports

Peter Stroud

born 2002

American soccer player

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MF#2
Sports

Matt Flanagan

born 1995

American football tight end

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chester 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.