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Famous people · Dunmore
Most of the 11 famous people born in Dunmore came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Joseph R. Kopacz, the American bishop, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. From Harry P. O'Neill in 1889 to Corey O'Brien in 1973, the births cover 84 years. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 7.8 for every 10,000 residents. The biggest group are athletes: 5.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Joseph R. Kopacz
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Harry P. O'Neill
Youngest
1973
Corey O'Brien
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Dunmore’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Dunmore’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFaithMilitaryBusinessNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Dunmore
Joseph R. Kopacz leads with articles in 8 languages, ahead of Vic Fangio (5) and Christopher F. Burne (4).
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What Dunmore is known for
Share of Dunmore’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Dunmore
Still to come: 8 more, from 1889 to 1973.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Scranton’s, at 39 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dunmore 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 (6)
- Vic Fangio: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher F. Burne: USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry P. O'Neill: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Corey O'Brien: Coreyobrien, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard Gardner: Interaction-Design.org, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Minish: The Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons