#1Famous people · Ickesburg
S. Stanhope Orris, born in 1838, is Ickesburg’s famous person on record
S. Stanhope Orris, the American classical philologist, was born in 1838. That places their birth in the early republic. Their story is told in 3 languages. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.

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S. Stanhope Orris
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1838
S. Stanhope Orris
The best known
Born in Ickesburg
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ickesburg 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.
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- S. Stanhope Orris: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons