#1Famous people · Braddock
From 1864 to 1988, Braddock was the birthplace of 29 famous people
The best known is the American basketball player Billy Knight, with articles in 15 languages. Only 36 of the 925 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more. The list’s best known name, Billy Knight, dates from 1952. 3 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Billy Knight
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Joseph A. McDonald
Youngest
1988
Rontez Miles
Most common field
Sports
14 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Braddock
Three names lead: Billy Knight (15 languages), LaToya Ruby Frazier (13) and Joseph Strick (8).
#1
#2Writing & Arts
LaToya Ruby Frazier
born 1982American photographer and professor
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JS#3
Film, TV & Stage
Joseph Strick
1923–2010American director, producer and screenwriter
8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Braddock’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1900s, at 5.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Braddock is known for
Braddock has 2.9× the usual share of soldiers and sailors.
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 Braddock
26 more, 13 of them athletes.
Debbie McCune Davis
born 1951American politician who was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Marty Karow
1904–1986American football player and coach, basketball coach, baseball player and coach
SportsWikipedia ↗
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A chosen home
Also called Braddock home
One more notable person made the town home: John Fetterman.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is North Braddock, at 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Braddock 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)
- Billy Knight: The Owl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- LaToya Ruby Frazier: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph M. Gaydos: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin L. Rosenbloom: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew A. Dunn: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Boyle: US Army Office of Public Affairs (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank S. Scott: "Scott AFB photos", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Karow: Chicago Tribune, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Clay Drexler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jackie Martin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fetterman: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons