#1Writing & Arts
Dorothy Thompson
1893–1961American journalist and radio broadcaster
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Famous people · Lancaster
7 famous people from Lancaster, many of them athletes
At the top of the list is the American journalist and radio broadcaster Dorothy Thompson, covered in 28 languages. The American baseball pitcher Iron Davis ranks second, ahead of Kristen Romano. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Dorothy Thompson
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1833
Norman Buck
Youngest
1999
Kristen Romano
Most common field
Sports
4 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Lancaster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lancaster is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lancaster
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Lancaster’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsWriting & ArtsScience & MedicinePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Lancaster
4 more names, born between 1833 and 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Lancaster home
One more notable person made the town home: Kevin Rosier.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Depew has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lancaster 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)
- Dorothy Thompson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iron Davis: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Buck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucille Clifton: Ria, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons