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Film, TV & Stage
Steve Sholes
1911–1968American record producer, music executive
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Famous people · Merchantville
8 famous people were born in Merchantville, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Best known of all is Steve Sholes, written about in 12 languages. Bob Greacen is second and John Kasper third. Born in 1899, Russell T. Pancoast is the first name on record, and Bob Greacen, born in 1947, the most recent. Per head, the list is long: 20.5 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in New Jersey has 0.5.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Steve Sholes
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Russell T. Pancoast
Youngest
1947
Bob Greacen
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Merchantville
Counted by languages, Steve Sholes is ahead of Bob Greacen and John Kasper: 12, 8 and 4.
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#3Through the years
When Merchantville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1900s come out on top, with 3 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessPolitics & LawFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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What Merchantville is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Merchantville
5 more, from 1899 to 1938.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Merchantville.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Merchantville 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)
- John Kasper: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Scull: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ali Larter: Ali_Larter_at_WonderCon_2010_1.JPG: BrokenSphere derivative work: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons