#1Famous people · Glassport
Of the 6 famous people born in Glassport, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Bud Shuster, the American politician, with articles in 10 languages. Close behind are Richie Lucas and Lord Zoltan. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 6 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.7, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Bud Shuster
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1924
Paul Anthony
Youngest
1957
Lord Zoltan
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Glassport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Glassport is known for
Glassport has 2.4× the usual share of athletes.
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 Glassport
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Glassport’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Glassport
Still to come: 3 more, from 1924 to 1955.
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Of the towns around it, McKeesport has the most on record: 60.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glassport 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 (6)
- Bud Shuster: Blargh29, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lord Zoltan: swiftwj, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aline MacMahon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claudine Schneider: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sylvia Williams: Ploskonka, Jeffrey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Markle: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons