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Famous people · Westville
5 famous people were born in Westville
Milt Plum, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Behind the leader come Frank C. Baxter and Harold W. Hannold. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The first birth on record is Frank C. Baxter’s, in 1896, and the last Antwine Perez’s, in 1988.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Milt Plum
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1896
Frank C. Baxter
Youngest
1988
Antwine Perez
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Westville
Counted by languages, Milt Plum is ahead of Frank C. Baxter and Harold W. Hannold: 5, 3 and 3.
FB#2
Film, TV & Stage
Frank C. Baxter
1896–1982American TV personality and educator
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HH#3
Through the years
When Westville’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Westville is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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 Westville
2 more, best known first.
James Hunter III
1916–1989Judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Philadelphia leads the towns around it, with 30 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Westville 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 (4)
- Antwine Perez: MC1 Chad Runge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noam Chomsky: Augusto Starita / Ministerio de Cultura de la Nación, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Edward Barton: CBS Uploaded by We hope at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac T. Hopper: William Page, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons