#1Famous people · Philadelphia
The American football coach B. N. Wilson is the one famous person from Philadelphia
B. N. Wilson, the American football coach, was born in 1874. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Articles about them exist in 3 languages. Across New York, 1,288 towns list someone born there.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
B. N. Wilson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
B. N. Wilson
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Philadelphia
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Philadelphia 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 (1)
- B. N. Wilson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons