#1Famous people · Ambridge
Most of the 23 famous people born in Ambridge came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Dennis Wuycik, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Behind the leader come Marita Grabiak and Chuck Mrazovich. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 33.4 for every 10,000 residents. From Richard D. Adams to Arcade Matt, the births on the list run from 1909 to 1987.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Dennis Wuycik
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Richard D. Adams
Youngest
1987
Arcade Matt
Most common field
Sports
12 people
The best known
Born in Ambridge
Athletes take two of the three places.
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Through the years
When Ambridge’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 9 of the births charted here.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryPolitics & LawWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Ambridge is known for
Soldiers and sailors stand out most, at 3.7 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Ambridge
The rest number 20, with 10 athletes among them.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Aliquippa has the most people on record, 41 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ambridge 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 (9)
- Dennis Wuycik: University of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David D. Thompson: Andy Morataya, U.S. Space Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Matzie: governortomwolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George C. Axtell: U.S. Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Michelosen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Koman: Jay Publising, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Ulinski: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Len Szafaryn: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Maravich: Robert Kingsbury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons