#1Famous people · Hazleton
28 famous people were born in Hazleton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American politician Lou Barletta, with articles in 18 languages. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 9.3 for every 10,000 residents. The list runs from John Burke, born in 1877, to Mathew Abeysinghe, born in 1996. 13 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
28
notable people
Best known
Lou Barletta
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
John Burke
Youngest
1996
Mathew Abeysinghe
Most common field
Sports
13 people
The best known
Born in Hazleton
Lou Barletta, Tom DeMarco and Hubie Brown are written about in 18, 16 and 14 languages.
#1TD#2
Science & Medicine
Tom DeMarco
born 1940American software engineer, author, and consultant
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#3Through the years
When Hazleton’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 8.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Hazleton is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hazleton
25 more, best known first.
Amber Lee Ettinger
born 1982American actress, Internet celebrity, model, and singer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hazleton 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 (9)
- Lou Barletta: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubie Brown: Jim Accordino at https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmyack205/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Soltis: Vlopresto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amber Lee Ettinger: Susan Bowlus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Maddon: Maria Serrao - rpvchannel33, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Joy Ross: Hps-poll www.reserv-art.de, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mathew Abeysinghe: JayLithy, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Flood: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Meinhold: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons