#1Famous people · Frackville
Frackville is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Ben Houser, the major League Baseball first baseman, is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. The list has one more: the American trumpet player and session musician Roy Caton. Births span 1883 to 1927, from Ben Houser to Roy Caton. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Ben Houser
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Ben Houser
Youngest
1927
Roy Caton
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Frackville
#1RC#2
Sports
Roy Caton
1927–2010American trumpet player and session musician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Frackville 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 (1)
- Ben Houser: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons