#1Science & Medicine
Herbert Boyer
born 1936American researcher and businessman
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Famous people · Derry
The 4 famous people born in Derry, led by Herbert Boyer
At the top of the list is the American researcher and businessman Herbert Boyer, covered in 20 languages. The American actor James Patterson ranks second, ahead of Frank Patrick. Births span 1932 to 1957, from James Patterson to Mark Dorazio. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 15.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Herbert Boyer
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1932
James Patterson
Youngest
1957
Mark Dorazio
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Derry
The three are covered in 20, 9 and 3 languages: Herbert Boyer, James Patterson and Frank Patrick.
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Through the years
When Derry’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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What Derry is known for
Science & Medicine leads the fields, with 1 people.
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Everyone else born in Derry
1 more, best known first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Derry 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 (3)
- Herbert Boyer: Jane Gitschier, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- James Patterson: film screenshot (Cannon Films-MGM), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Dorazio: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons