#1Famous people · Duryea
2 famous people call Duryea their birthplace
Most widely known is Albert K. Bender, the UFO researcher, with articles in 9 languages. The other is Ronnie Koes, the Canadian football player. The nearest list is next door in Old Forge: 12 names, starting with Glynn Lunney. The earliest on the list is Albert K. Bender, born in 1921, and the youngest Ronnie Koes, born in 1937.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Albert K. Bender
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1921
Albert K. Bender
Youngest
1937
Ronnie Koes
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Duryea
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What Duryea is known for
1 of them work in Science & Medicine, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Duryea 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)
- Albert K. Bender: Published in Albert K. Benders Book., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glynn Lunney: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Murphy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons