#1Famous people · Berwick
Berwick counts 24 famous people, first among them William H. Woodin
Articles in 13 languages make the American politician William H. Woodin the best known. Close behind are Richard Sharpe Shaver and Russ Canzler. The largest group, 11, was born between 1920 and 1969. Only 49 of the 934 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
William H. Woodin
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Thomas Bowman
Youngest
1986
Russ Canzler
Most common field
Sports
12 people
What stands out about Berwick’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Berwick’s famous people were born
The 1920s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Berwick
William H. Woodin has articles in 13 languages, Richard Sharpe Shaver in 10 and Russ Canzler in 6.
#1RS#2
Writing & Arts
Richard Sharpe Shaver
1907–1975American writer and conspiracy theorist
10 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Berwick is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 1.4 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.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Berwick 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 (11)
- William H. Woodin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Canzler: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren P. Noble: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Spencer: TaurusEmerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gordner: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Douglas Major: © Atlas Communications, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Torsella: Pennsylvania Treasury, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Bowman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Piet: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin F. Rittenhouse: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Souchak: Lisa5252, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons