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Science & Medicine
Thomas Midgley
1889–1944American chemist and engineer
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Famous people · Beaver Falls
Of the 28 famous people born in Beaver Falls, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Thomas Midgley, the American chemist and engineer, with articles in 34 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 15 in all. Jim Toy, born in 1858, is the earliest name and Max Flick, born in 1994, the latest. For every 10,000 residents the town has 31.6, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Thomas Midgley
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1858
Jim Toy
Youngest
1994
Max Flick
Most common field
Sports
19 people
What stands out about Beaver Falls’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Beaver Falls is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Beaver Falls
By how many languages cover them, Thomas Midgley comes first (34), then Joe Namath (26) and Tony Lip (24).
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Through the years
When Beaver Falls’s famous people were born
The 1940s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Beaver Falls
Still to come: 25 more, from 1858 to 1994.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is New Brighton’s, at 15 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaver Falls 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 (14)
- Joe Namath: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Jeter: EredivisieAris, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Papa John Creach: Jim Summaria, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Miller: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clayton Hamilton: ぽこ太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Mutscheller: Marylandstater, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Walton: The Owl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McKee: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Rosenberg: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas West: Avidohioan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Means Pues: Sam Beebe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- H. M. Wheaton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- B.J. McBryde: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shane Douglas: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons