#1Politics & Law
Newt Gingrich
born 1943American politician and former speaker of the United States House of Representatives
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Famous people · Harrisburg
Scientists and doctors stand out among the 36 famous people born in Harrisburg
Newt Gingrich is the best known, with articles in 59 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 19 in all. For every 10,000 residents the town has 7.2, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,000 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more.
Born here
36
notable people
Best known
Newt Gingrich
in 59 Wikipedia languages
First
1768
Robert Harris
Youngest
1995
Jennifer Brady
Most common field
Sports
12 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Harrisburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Harrisburg
By how many languages cover them, Newt Gingrich comes first (59), then Eric Mabius (36) and Glenn Branca (27).
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What Harrisburg is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is scientists and doctors, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Harrisburg’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 5 births.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Harrisburg
A further 33 follow, born between 1768 and 1995.
Winston Hibler
1910–1976American screenwriter, film producer, director and narrator
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Edwin Sherin
1930–2017American stage and television actor, director and producer
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Robert Harris
1768–1851Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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John Conrad Bucher
1792–1844Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Johnny Quinn
born 1983American and Canadian football player, track athlete, bobsledder
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A chosen home
Also called Harrisburg home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Harrisburg, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrisburg 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)
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Mabius: Pvt. Carlynn Knaak, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Branca: The original uploader was DanKassem at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Brady: si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jean Shiley: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ciara Renée: CiaraRenee (photo taken by Zafi Ahmed Photography), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons