#1Famous people · Forest City
The 4 famous people born in Forest City, led by Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley, the American stage and film actor, is the most widely known, written about in 14 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Harry Lumley, third to George W. Maxey. The earliest on the list is George W. Maxey, born in 1878, and the youngest Anthony J. Burshnick, born in 1937. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Pat O'Malley
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1878
George W. Maxey
Youngest
1937
Anthony J. Burshnick
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known
Born in Forest City
By how many languages cover them, Pat O'Malley comes first (14), then Harry Lumley (3) and George W. Maxey (2).
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Through the years
When Forest City’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1890s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
Film, TV & StageSportsPolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Forest City is known for
Performers are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Forest City
1 more, best known first.
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Around it, only Clifford Township has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Forest City 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)
- Pat O'Malley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Lumley: American Tobacco Company, sponsor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Wilbur Palmer: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons