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Famous people · Glenolden
5 famous people were born in Glenolden
The best known is the American soccer player Dave Kern, with articles in 4 languages. Eugene Clark is second and Thomas Clark third. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 6.9 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Dave Kern
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Eugene Clark
Youngest
1981
Dave Kern
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Glenolden
Dave Kern leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Eugene Clark (3) and Thomas Clark (3).
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Through the years
When Glenolden’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Sports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Glenolden
Another 2, the earliest born in 1915.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Glenolden home
One more notable person made the town home: Stephenie LaGrossa.
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Famous people from the towns next door
One town around it has anyone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glenolden 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)
- Stephenie LaGrossa: BeanDig27 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons