#1Famous people · Brockway
Brockway is the birthplace of 4 famous people
Most widely known is Joseph B. Scarnati, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Close behind are Joseph Edmund Sterrett and Kevin Benson. The oldest name on the list belongs to Joseph Edmund Sterrett, born in 1870, the newest to Joseph B. Scarnati, born in 1962. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Joseph B. Scarnati
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Joseph Edmund Sterrett
Youngest
1962
Joseph B. Scarnati
The best known
Born in Brockway
The three are covered in 5, 3 and 2 languages: Joseph B. Scarnati, Joseph Edmund Sterrett and Kevin Benson.
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Through the years
When Brockway’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
NotablePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Brockway is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 1 of them.
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 Brockway
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brockway 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 (1)
- Joseph B. Scarnati: Pennsylvania Senate Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons