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Famous people · Aliquippa

Of the 41 famous people born in Aliquippa, an unusual share are athletes

Pete Maravich, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. Second and third on the list are Joe Letteri and Darrelle Revis. 14 were born in 1970 or later. The largest group, 22, was born between 1920 and 1969.

#1 best knownPete MaravichSports · 1947–1988
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Born here
41
notable people
Best known
Pete Maravich
in 39 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Joe Schepner
Youngest
2000
M.J. Devonshire
Most common field
Sports
27 people

What stands out about Aliquippa’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Aliquippa is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.9 times as common.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Through the years

When Aliquippa’s famous people were born

The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 8.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Pete MaravichTy LawJoe LetteriPress Maravich
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Aliquippa

Two of the three are athletes.

Pete Maravich#1
Sports

Pete Maravich

1947–1988

American basketball player

39 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Joe Letteri#2
Writing & Arts

Joe Letteri

born 1957

American visual effects artist

15 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Darrelle Revis#3
Sports

Darrelle Revis

born 1985

American football player

11 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Everyone

Everyone else born in Aliquippa

Here are 38 more, born from 1895 to 2000.

HB

Herb Bonn

1916–1943

American basketball player

Press Maravich

Press Maravich

1915–1987

American college basketball coach and former player

FM

Felicia Mason

born 1962

American novelist, journalist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
Jon Baldwin

Jon Baldwin

born 1989

American football wide receiver

JL

Josh Lay

born 1982

Player of American football

SG

Sean Gilbert

born 1970

Player of American football

Tito Francona

Tito Francona

1933–2018

American baseball player

Tommie Campbell

Tommie Campbell

born 1987

American football player

AD

Anthony Dorsett

born 1973

Player of American and Canadian football

BL

Brandon Lindsey

born 1989

College Football player

CF

Charles Fisher

born 1976

Player of American football

Chris Anthony

Chris Anthony

born 1957

American voice actress

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
DD

Damon Denson

born 1975

Player of American football

EP

Ernie Pitts

1935–1970

Canadian football player

Jesse Leonard Steinfeld

Jesse Leonard Steinfeld

1927–2014

United States Surgeon general

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
VB

Vincent A. Biancucci

1940–2018

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
FD

Francis J. D'Eramo

1959–2009

Judge of the United States Virgin Islands Superior Court

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
FM

Fred Milanovich

1915–1997

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Of the towns nearby, Ambridge lists the most people: 23.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aliquippa 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.

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