#1Famous people · Brackenridge
The 4 famous people born in Brackenridge, led by Ronald Robertson
At the top of the list is the figure skater Ronald Robertson, covered in 15 languages. Cookie Gilchrist, the American football and Canadian football player, comes second, with Bud Carson third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Bud Carson, born in 1930, the newest to Ray McKinney, born in 1962. More are athletes than anything else, 3 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Ronald Robertson
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
Bud Carson
Youngest
1962
Ray McKinney
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Brackenridge
First, Ronald Robertson (15 languages), then Cookie Gilchrist (5) and Bud Carson (4).
#1CG#2
Sports
Cookie Gilchrist
1935–2011American football and Canadian football player
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Through the years
When Brackenridge’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 3 births.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brackenridge is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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 Brackenridge
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Tarentum: 7.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brackenridge 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 (3)
- Ronald Robertson: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bud Carson: University of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Nesbit: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons