#1Famous people · Clarendon
3 famous people call Clarendon their birthplace
Most widely known is Sherry Magee, the American baseball player, with articles in 6 languages. Harry Weaver, the American baseball player, comes second, with Clarence A. Shoop third. The first birth on record is Sherry Magee’s, in 1884, and the last Clarence A. Shoop’s, in 1907. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 976 towns.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Sherry Magee
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Sherry Magee
Youngest
1907
Clarence A. Shoop
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Clarendon
Two of the three are athletes.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Clarendon 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)
- Sherry Magee: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence A. Shoop: United States Air Force[1], Public domain, Wikimedia Commons