#1Sports
Mike Ditka
born 1939American football player, coach, and television commentator
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Carnegie
16 famous people were born in Carnegie, most of them in the age of mills and railroads
Mike Ditka is the best known, with articles in 14 languages. From Jack Joyce to Adam Gazda, the births on the list run from 1876 to 1987. Fewer than a quarter of the 934 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more. The biggest group are athletes: 7.
Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Mike Ditka
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Jack Joyce
Youngest
1987
Adam Gazda
Most common field
Sports
7 people
The best known
Born in Carnegie
Three names lead: Mike Ditka (14 languages), Robert Mikhail Moskal (6) and Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (4).
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Faith
Robert Mikhail Moskal
1937–2022Ukrainian Catholic bishop in the United States
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Politics & Law
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman
1879–1935American politician in Maryland
4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Carnegie’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 3 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Carnegie is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.5 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 Carnegie
A further 13 follow, born between 1876 and 1987.
Joseph Miller Duff Jr.
1889–1918American football player and coach, United States Army officer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Carnegie 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 (8)
- Mike Ditka: Tami Heilemann--Interior Staff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Nicholas Zihlman: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Wright: Photo Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Michael Newell: Truehoff, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruggero J. Aldisert: Administrative Office of the United States Courts (The Third Branch newsletter), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Joyce: Winnijon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Miller Duff Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Peduto: Popscreenshot, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons