#1Famous people · Beaver
17 famous people were born in Beaver from 1803 to 1993
At the top of the list is the American politician John Allison, covered in 6 languages. In the age of mills and railroads, 6 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, John Allison, dates from 1812. Only 78 of the 925 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
John Allison
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1803
Moses Hampton
Youngest
1993
Josh Turnley
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Beaver’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Beaver’s famous people were born
The 1960s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawBusinessScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Beaver
First, John Allison (6 languages), then Rudyerd Boulton (5) and Don Kennedy (4).
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Known for
What Beaver is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 7.
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 Beaver
The rest number 14, with 7 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Beaver home
One more notable person made the town home: John G. Good.
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Around it, Bridgewater has the most people on record, 2 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaver 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 (6)
- John Allison: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Florence Wickham: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louise Tanner Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Martin: Robotfot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benson Wood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver James Dickey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons