Riki Lindhome tops a list of 7 famous people born in Coudersport
Riki Lindhome, the American actress, is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. The next two names are Josh Kinney and William A. Shear. More than half were born since 1970, 4 in all. Over 151 years of births, the list goes from Sobieski Ross (1828) to Josh Kinney (1979).
What stands out about Coudersport’s famous people
When Coudersport’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 4 births.
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Born in Coudersport
Languages with an article: 30 for Riki Lindhome, 6 for Josh Kinney, 5 for William A. Shear.
#2William A. Shear
born 1942American arachnologist and myriapodologist
What Coudersport is known for
The field with the most names is Film, TV & Stage: 2.
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Everyone else born in Coudersport
4 more, best known first.



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Also called Coudersport home
One more notable person made the town home: Margaret Sutton.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Coudersport 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 (4)
- Josh Kinney: shgmom56 on Flickr (Original version) User UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lillian Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Martin Causer: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sobieski Ross: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons