#1Famous people · Chambersburg
Soldiers and sailors stand out among the 44 famous people born in Chambersburg
The best known is the American rapper Lil Skies, with articles in 20 languages. John Putch and Christopher T. Donahue follow. Between 1920 and 1969, 14 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 19.7 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
44
notable people
Best known
Lil Skies
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1755
John Rea
Youngest
1998
Lil Skies
Most common field
Politics & Law
16 people
What stands out about Chambersburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Chambersburg is known for
Set against the usual town, ministers and preachers come out 4.1 times as common.
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 Chambersburg
First, Lil Skies (20 languages), then John Putch (16) and Christopher T. Donahue (15).
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#3Through the years
When Chambersburg’s famous people were born
The 1830s saw the most births of any decade: 4.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Chambersburg
The other 41 span the years 1755 to 1985.
Our Lady J
born 1985American classical pianist, singer-songwriter, television producer and screenwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Chambersburg 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 (14)
- Lil Skies: Julio Enriquez from Denver,CO, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher T. Donahue: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Ridgway Knight: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William V. Mong: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas R. Bard: Steckel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Burchard Fine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Our Lady J: Pax Ahimsa Gethen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Augustus Tritle: William Besser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph C. McKibbin: "The Evening Times" (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Watson McIntire: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George K. Brady: William Gray Murdock, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Brookens: Philpottm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Moorhead: New York Mets, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Piggy Ward: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons