#1Famous people · Hamburg
3 famous people were born in Hamburg
The best known is the American artist Bill Beckley, with articles in 4 languages. Second and third on the list are Richard Etchberger and Arlington Nelson Lindenmuth. Births span 1856 to 1946, from Arlington Nelson Lindenmuth to Bill Beckley. For every 10,000 residents the town has 6.7, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bill Beckley
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1856
Arlington Nelson Lindenmuth
Youngest
1946
Bill Beckley
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Hamburg
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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#2Military
Richard Etchberger
1933–1968US Air Force NCO and posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hamburg 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 (2)
- Bill Beckley: George Quasha, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Etchberger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons