#1Famous people · Bethlehem
No town in Pennsylvania has more famous people than Bethlehem: 78
At the top of the list is the American Imagist poet H.D., covered in 45 languages. Jonathan Taylor Thomas is second and Daniel Roebuck third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 41 in all. The biggest group are athletes: 26.
Born here
78
notable people
Best known
H.D.
in 45 Wikipedia languages
First
1762
Anna Rosina Gambold
Youngest
1998
Kevin Silva
Most common field
Sports
26 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Bethlehem’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Bethlehem’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1950s than in any other decade: 16.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineNotableBusinessFaithMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Bethlehem
Performers take two of the three places.
#1
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#3Known for
What Bethlehem is known for
Bethlehem has 1.5× the usual share of performers.
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 Bethlehem
Still to come: 75 more, from 1762 to 1998.
Lewis David de Schweinitz
1780–1834German-American botanist and mycologist (1780-1834) and member of the Moravian Church
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Brick Bronsky
1964–2021American actor, film producer, professional wrestler, sports promoter
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Scott Krycia
born 1971American film director, producer, actor, and photographer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Bethlehem home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, John Heckewelder the best known.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Allentown has the most people on record, 51 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethlehem 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 (31)
- H.D.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas: AP75011, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Roebuck: Rob DiCaterino, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Andretti: Manningmbd, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Homer Knorr: Original uploader was ILVI at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexandra Chando: RealTVfilms, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mel Harris: thepaparazzigamer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis David de Schweinitz: A Newsam del, Lehman & Duval Lithographers,, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gina Lewandowski: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Deutch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Walker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carol Guzy: Robert Kennicott, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Bednarik: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred B. Rooney: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Mark Smith: Gary Mark Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Andretti: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. Bader: David A. Bader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- May Yohé: Edward Ledger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul McHale: DoD photo by Scott E. Davis, U.S. Army., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Parke: Thanhouser Company / Pathé Exchange, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alix Olson: Patty from Alexandria, VA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. Gerlach: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Madden: John Madden (1856-1929), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Boscola: https://www.flickr.com/photos/governortomwolf/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt McBride: Jrchun, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Geoff Diehl: Geoffrey Diehl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Cunningham: Christmas City Studios in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa VanFleet: VMetalMedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Heckewelder: Henry Howe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amanda Seyfried: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Allen Woodring: Paul Thompson (photo credit), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons