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Famous people · Elkins Park
8 famous people call Elkins Park their birthplace
Articles in 8 languages make the American actor Stephen W. Burns the best known. Close behind are Jenna Arnold and John Bertram Oakes. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. George Munger (1909) and Chris Myarick (1995) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Stephen W. Burns
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
George Munger
Youngest
1995
Chris Myarick
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Elkins Park’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Elkins Park’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
SportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Elkins Park
Stephen W. Burns, Jenna Arnold and John Bertram Oakes are written about in 8, 4 and 4 languages.
#2Politics & Law
Jenna Arnold
born 1981American activist, entrepreneur, and author of Raising Our Hands
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Known for
What Elkins Park is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 3 people.
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 Elkins Park
The rest number 5, with 3 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Elkins Park home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Mark Levin.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Abington Township, at 56.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elkins Park 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)
- Jenna Arnold: Jenna Arnold, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc Anthony Richardson: Malaou, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Levin: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Tarver: Dorcastjy97, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matthew Fox: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Brecker: Tore Sætre, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons