#1Science & Medicine
Edgar M. Cortright
1923–2014Senior NASA official-administrator and engineering researcher
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Famous people · Hastings
2 famous people call Hastings their birthplace
Edgar M. Cortright leads the list, covered in 6 languages. The other is Fern Michaels, the American writer. Over the border in Susquehanna Township, 2 names are on record, led by Joseph Anthony Gray. Births span 1923 to 1933, from Edgar M. Cortright to Fern Michaels.
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2
notable people
Best known
Edgar M. Cortright
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Edgar M. Cortright
Youngest
1933
Fern Michaels
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Science & Medicine
1 people
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hastings 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)
- Edgar M. Cortright: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Anthony Gray: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons