#1Film, TV & Stage
Hedda Hopper
1885–1966American gossip columnist and actress
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Famous people · Hollidaysburg
Of the 19 famous people born in Hollidaysburg, an unusual share are scientists and doctors
The best known is the American gossip columnist and actress Hedda Hopper, with articles in 44 languages. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more. The list is still growing: 6 were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents the town has 34.2, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Hedda Hopper
in 44 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Samuel Rea
Youngest
1995
Sam Lafferty
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Hollidaysburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Hollidaysburg is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 3.5 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Hollidaysburg
Hedda Hopper leads with articles in 44 languages, ahead of Sam Lafferty (11) and Adam Huber (10).
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Through the years
When Hollidaysburg’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicinePolitics & LawNotableMusicWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Hollidaysburg
16 more names, born between 1855 and 1992.
Daniel Hale Williams
1856–1931African American cardiologist who performed the first documented, successful pericardium surgery in the world
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Allegheny Township lists the most people: 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hollidaysburg 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)
- Hedda Hopper: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Hale Williams: Yale Rosen from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bower: Amst94, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Rea: Alman & Co., photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Keiser: Spc. Kathryn Summerhill, U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward McLanahan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace McCamant: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alif Hilal: BanjoZebra, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Cassatt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons