#1Famous people · Pendleton
From 1836 to 1963, Pendleton was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Richard Crowley, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The American football coach and player Patrick Higgins ranks second, ahead of Walter Koppisch. Next door, the list for Lockport holds 23, Joyce Carol Oates first. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 4.3, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Richard Crowley
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Richard Crowley
Youngest
1963
Patrick Higgins
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Pendleton
Richard Crowley has articles in 5 languages, Patrick Higgins in 2 and Walter Koppisch in 2.
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What Pendleton is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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Close by, the fullest list is Lockport’s, at 23 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Pendleton 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)
- Richard Crowley: Pioneer Association of Niagara County (Lockport, NY), authors. "Lockport Journal" newspaper (Lockport, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joyce Carol Oates: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gronkowski: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons