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Famous people · Arnold
4 famous people call Arnold their birthplace
Most widely known is Johnny Costa, the American pianist, with articles in 7 languages. Emellia Prokopik, the Ukrainian Catholic nun, comes second, with Dorothy Molter third. Over 15 years of births, the list goes from Dorothy Molter (1907) to Johnny Costa (1922). For every 10,000 residents the town has 8.5, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Johnny Costa
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Dorothy Molter
Youngest
1922
Johnny Costa
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Arnold
Languages with an article: 7 for Johnny Costa, 3 for Emellia Prokopik, 2 for Dorothy Molter.
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#3Through the years
When Arnold’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1920s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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What Arnold is known for
Music leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone else born in Arnold
1 more, best known first.
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Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Arnold 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)
- Emellia Prokopik: Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the Great, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Molter: Dorothy Molter Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie L. Kwolek: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons