#1Writing & Arts
Stephen Vincent Benét
1898–1943American poet, short story writer, novelist
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Famous people · Fountain Hill
3 famous people come from Fountain Hill, Stephen Vincent Benét the best known
Stephen Vincent Benét is the best known, with articles in 27 languages. Second place goes to the American writer Christopher Coe, third to A. Jay Cristol. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.2, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. Born in 1898, Stephen Vincent Benét is the first name on record, and Christopher Coe, born in 1953, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Stephen Vincent Benét
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Stephen Vincent Benét
Youngest
1953
Christopher Coe
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Fountain Hill
Stephen Vincent Benét, Christopher Coe and A. Jay Cristol are written about in 27, 7 and 3 languages.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fountain Hill 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 (2)
- Stephen Vincent Benét: Yale College (photographer unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Jay Cristol: University of Miami, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons