#1Military
George Washington Williams
1849–1891American Civil War soldier, Christian minister, Ohio politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer
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Famous people · Bedford
The 18 famous people born in Bedford, led by George Washington Williams
George Washington Williams is the best known, with articles in 21 languages. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 63.1 for every 10,000 residents. In the early republic, 7 were born, the most of any period. Only 70 of the 980 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
George Washington Williams
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1764
Henry Woods
Youngest
1986
Mike Turkovich
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Bedford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bedford’s famous people were born
The 1840s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bedford
The three are covered in 21, 6 and 6 languages: George Washington Williams, Abraham Arnold and Henry Woods.
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#2Military
Abraham Arnold
1837–1901American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
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#3Politics & Law
Henry Woods
1764–1826American politician from Pennsylvania
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Known for
What Bedford is known for
Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 1.6 times as common.
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 Bedford
15 more, from 1767 to 1986.
May Beegle
1882–1943American theatre manager, publicist, concert promoter and agent
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Sol Metzger
1880–1932American football player, coach of football and basketball, college athletics administrator, and sports journalist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bedford 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 (10)
- George Washington Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abraham Arnold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Woods: Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Bradley: Jonjalin (Uploads), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Topper: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus W. Holsinger: Rufus W. Holsinger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah A. Evans: No photographer named in original source., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- May Beegle: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sol Metzger: Outing Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Tecumseh Barks: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons