Photo: Smallbones at English Wikipedia · Public domainCheyney University has no famous person on record yet
Next door, Thornbury Township lists 2, led by Daniel Garrison Brinton. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania. After Bethlehem, the next longest list in Pennsylvania is Altoona’s, with 69. Across Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns list someone born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Cheyney University), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Cheyney University has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Cheyney University
Thornbury Township has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheyney University 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 (2)
- Daniel Garrison Brinton: Thomas Eakins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hemphill: Engraving by Max Rosenthal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons