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Famous people · Elma
2 famous people were born in Elma
Most widely known is Otto Orf, the American soccer player, with articles in 4 languages. Frank Lazarus is the only other name on the list. Next door, Lancaster lists 7, led by Dorothy Thompson. Born in 1944, Frank Lazarus is the first name on record, and Otto Orf, born in 1963, the most recent.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Otto Orf
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1944
Frank Lazarus
Youngest
1963
Otto Orf
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Elma
#2Politics & Law
Frank Lazarus
born 1944Former provost and vice president for academic affairs at Assumption College and former president of the University of Dallas
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What Elma is known for
1 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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A chosen home
Also called Elma home
One more notable person made the town home: Patrick Gallivan.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Lancaster: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elma 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 (5)
- Frank Lazarus: Andrewincowtown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Gallivan: NY Senate Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Thompson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Stempniak: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Boies: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons