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Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Famous people · Thorofare
Thorofare, birthplace of the major League Baseball pitcher Pete Rambo
In 1906, the major League Baseball pitcher Pete Rambo was born. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Philadelphia, which borders it, has 30 on its list, the best known Noam Chomsky.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Pete Rambo
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Pete Rambo
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Thorofare
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Thorofare 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)
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eleanor Vadala: Billings, Cecil M., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons