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Famous people · Houtzdale

4 famous people were born in Houtzdale

Articles in 4 languages make the American politician Bud George the best known. Bill Bishop, the American baseball player, comes second, with Irving Kahal third. The first birth on record is Frank McDermott’s, in 1895, and the last Bud George’s, in 1927. Only 249 of the 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.

Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Bud George
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Frank McDermott
Youngest
1927
Bud George
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Houtzdale

Ranked by languages covered: Bud George with 4, then Bill Bishop with 2 and Irving Kahal with 2.

BG#1
Politics & Law

Bud George

1927–2017

American politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BB#2
Sports

Bill Bishop

1900–1956

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
IK#3
Music

Irving Kahal

1903–1942

American lyricist

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Houtzdale’s famous people were born

The 1900s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.

Mills & railroadsThe American century19001950
SportsPolitics & LawMusic

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Houtzdale is known for

The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.

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 Houtzdale

1 more, best known first.

FM

Frank McDermott

1895–2000

American-football player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Houtzdale 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.