#1Famous people · Farrell
Of the 10 famous people born in Farrell, an unusual share are athletes
At the top of the list is the American boxer Billy Soose, covered in 7 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 7 in all. The list runs from Billy Soose, born in 1915, to Mike Adams, born in 1990. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 23.8 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Billy Soose
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1915
Billy Soose
Youngest
1990
Mike Adams
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Farrell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Farrell is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Farrell
Counted by languages, Billy Soose is ahead of Duke Mitchell and Marc L. Marks: 7, 7 and 7.
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When Farrell’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 6 births in the decade.
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Everyone else born in Farrell
Another 7, 5 of them athletes.
Alverna Bennett
1918–2007First American pilot with disabilities to earn a pilot’s license
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The fullest list close by belongs to Sharon, with 44.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Farrell 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 (7)
- Billy Soose: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duke Mitchell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marc L. Marks: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Adams: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alverna Bennett: Diane Kidd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cardille: George A. Romero, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Mason: Unidentified (Ensian published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons