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Famous people · Hallstead

Hallstead is the birthplace of 3 famous people

Most widely known is Ernest Cadman Colwell, the American academic, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Colonel Snover and Ruth deForest Lamb. From Colonel Snover to Ernest Cadman Colwell, the births on the list run from 1895 to 1901. Bethlehem has the most of any town in Pennsylvania: 78.

Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ernest Cadman Colwell
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Colonel Snover
Youngest
1901
Ernest Cadman Colwell
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Hallstead

By how many languages cover them, Ernest Cadman Colwell comes first (4), then Colonel Snover (2) and Ruth deForest Lamb (2).

EC#1
Science & Medicine

Ernest Cadman Colwell

1901–1974

American academic

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CS#2
Sports

Colonel Snover

1895–1969

Major League Baseball pitcher

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RL#3
Writing & Arts

Ruth deForest Lamb

1896–1978

FDA's First Chief Educational Officer and author of ''American Chamber of Horrors"

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hallstead 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.