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Famous people · East Stroudsburg
Most of the 13 famous people born in East Stroudsburg came into the world since 1970
The best known is the American luger Jayson Terdiman, with articles in 9 languages. 6 of them are athletes, more than in any other field. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more. Over 48 years of births, the list goes from Matthew Tuerk (1945) to Kyshoen Jarrett (1993).
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Jayson Terdiman
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
Matthew Tuerk
Youngest
1993
Kyshoen Jarrett
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about East Stroudsburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When East Stroudsburg’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 4 births.
SportsPolitics & LawNotableMusicMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in East Stroudsburg
Counted by languages, Jayson Terdiman is ahead of Shelby Starner and David Cortright: 9, 6 and 5.
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What East Stroudsburg is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.5 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in East Stroudsburg
The other 10 span the years 1945 to 1993.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called East Stroudsburg home
Born elsewhere, Charlie Brenneman lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Stroudsburg 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)
- David Cortright: University of Notre Dame, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kyshoen Jarrett: original: Keith Allisonderivative: Diddykong1130, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Tuerk: Atwngirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons