#1Famous people · Erie
Musicians stand out among the 52 famous people born in Erie
At the top of the list is the American astronaut Paul J. Weitz, covered in 32 languages. Marilyn Burns is second and Joseph D. Pistone third. The largest group, 37, was born between 1920 and 1969. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 5.5 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
52
notable people
Best known
Paul J. Weitz
in 32 Wikipedia languages
First
1831
Metta Victoria Fuller
Youngest
1995
Blake Roman
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Erie’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Erie is known for
Set against the usual town, musicians come out 2.1 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Erie’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1930s than in any other decade: 11.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Erie
By how many languages cover them, Paul J. Weitz comes first (32), then Marilyn Burns (24) and Joseph D. Pistone (23).
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Everyone else born in Erie
49 more, best known first.
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A chosen home
Also called Erie home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Erie, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Erie 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 (22)
- Paul J. Weitz: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marilyn Burns: Brother87, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph D. Pistone: United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alaska Thunderfuck 5000: DVSROSS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Monahan: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Vrenna: Mousermixer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Boyd: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla McBride: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cartwright: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Carr: Takedown Wrestling, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Kellar: unattributed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arik Ascherman: Trocaire, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Laurell: George Grantham Bain & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Selden P. Spencer: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caryn Kadavy: Carl Lender at https://www.flickr.com/photos/clender/, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Erskine Scott Wood: Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry T. Burleigh: Maud Cuney-Hare, 1874-1936, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Riccitiello: TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathy Dahlkemper: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Adams: Nick Step, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert A. Berner: Michael Marsland / Yale University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Metta Victoria Fuller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons