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Famous people · Heckscherville
3 famous people call Heckscherville their birthplace
Articles in 4 languages make the geologist Albert Charles Peale the best known. Second and third on the list are Alexander J. Foley and Aloysius R. Callaghan. From Albert Charles Peale to Aloysius R. Callaghan, the births on the list run from 1849 to 1946. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Albert Charles Peale
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1849
Albert Charles Peale
Youngest
1946
Aloysius R. Callaghan
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
Born in Heckscherville
Albert Charles Peale leads with articles in 4 languages, ahead of Alexander J. Foley (4) and Aloysius R. Callaghan (1).
#2Military
Alexander J. Foley
1866–1910Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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What Heckscherville is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Heckscherville 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 (1)
- Alexander J. Foley: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons