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Famous people · Hershey
25 famous people were born in Hershey, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American soccer player Christian Pulisic, with articles in 59 languages. 11 of them were born since 1970. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 17.6 for every 10,000 residents. Nate Saint, born in 1923, is the earliest name and Warren Zeiders, born in 1999, the latest.
Born here
25
notable people
Best known
Christian Pulisic
in 59 Wikipedia languages
First
1923
Nate Saint
Youngest
1999
Warren Zeiders
Most common field
Sports
11 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Hershey’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Hershey’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 5 births.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineNotableFaithMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Hershey
Performers take two of the three places.
SP#2
MW#3
Known for
What Hershey is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 11.
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 Hershey
22 more names, born between 1923 and 1999.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Hershey home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Hershey, though born elsewhere.
The town’s pick
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with a name on record is Derry Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hershey 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 (7)
- Dave Twardzik: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Potts: Abrandao29, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peppermint: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dvsross/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Diamond: Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren Zeiders: Austin Screws, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Graham Newberry: Phantom Kabocha, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton S. Hershey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons