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Famous people · Freeland

2 famous people were born in Freeland

Most widely known is Andy O'Donnell, the American basketball player, with articles in 5 languages. The other is Robert Nagel, the American musician. Robert Nagel, born in 1924, is the earliest name and Andy O'Donnell, born in 1925, the latest. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Andy O'Donnell
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Robert Nagel
Youngest
1925
Andy O'Donnell
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known

Born in Freeland

AO#1
Sports

Andy O'Donnell

1925–2019

American basketball player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RN#2
Music

Robert Nagel

1924–2016

American musician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Freeland 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.