#1Politics & Law
Philander C. Knox
1853–1921American lawyer, banker, and politician
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Famous people · Brownsville
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 24 famous people born in Brownsville
Philander C. Knox leads the list, covered in 25 languages. 12 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 996 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more. The earliest on the list is John Hoge Ewing, born in 1796, and the youngest Andy Gresh, born in 1974.
Born here
24
notable people
Best known
Philander C. Knox
in 25 Wikipedia languages
First
1796
John Hoge Ewing
Youngest
1974
Andy Gresh
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Brownsville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Brownsville is known for
Compared with the usual town, scientists and doctors are the most over-represented field, at 2.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Brownsville
Three names lead: Philander C. Knox (25 languages), Vinnie Colaiuta (21) and Andy Linden (14).
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Through the years
When Brownsville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1940s come out on top, with 5 births.
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Everyone else born in Brownsville
Still to come: 21 more, from 1796 to 1974.
George E. Marcus
born 1946American anthropologist, university professor, magazine editor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brownsville 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 (16)
- Philander C. Knox: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vinnie Colaiuta: Mandy Hall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Brashear: John Brashear, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel J. R. McMillan: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Eadie: Luigi Novi, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Marcus: Paola Vela, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kersey Graves: Kersey Graves, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Amos Townsend: The original uploader was RWReagan at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul K. Van Riper: US Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Reeves: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Maria Gillespie: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary L. Lancaster: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Hoge Ewing: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Guesman: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard G. Colbert: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James G. Blaine: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons