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Famous people · Drexel Hill
Of the 11 famous people born in Drexel Hill, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Marcus McElhenney, the American rower, with articles in 14 languages. 7 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. From Leila Bram to Matthew Real, the births on the list run from 1927 to 1999. Fewer than a quarter of the 980 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Marcus McElhenney
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1927
Leila Bram
Youngest
1999
Matthew Real
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Drexel Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Drexel Hill’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Drexel Hill is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.8 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 Drexel Hill
The three best known are all athletes.
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Everyone else born in Drexel Hill
Of the other 8, 4 are athletes.
Anthony Becht
born 1977American Football Player, tight ends coach for San Diego Fleet
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Drexel Hill 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 (9)
- Matthew Real: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Becht: GMO66, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathleen M. O'Malley: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Mullen: University Athletic Association, Inc., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Dunphy: Jeff Meade, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin West: Gilbert Stuart, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Freeman: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kurt Vile: Bill Ebbesen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lena Blackburne: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons