#1Famous people · Jeannette
15 famous people were born in Jeannette, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 17 languages make the American trombonist Slide Hampton the best known. Ambrose De Paoli, the American Roman Catholic archbishop, comes second, with Terrelle Pryor third. 4 were born in 1970 or later. From John Herman Dent to Demetrious Cox, the births on the list run from 1908 to 1994.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Slide Hampton
in 17 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
John Herman Dent
Youngest
1994
Demetrious Cox
Most common field
Sports
6 people
What stands out about Jeannette’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Jeannette’s famous people were born
The 1930s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFaithFilm, TV & StageNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Jeannette
Ranked by languages covered: Slide Hampton with 17, then Ambrose De Paoli with 9 and Terrelle Pryor with 7.
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What Jeannette is known for
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The rest number 12, with 5 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jeannette 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 (5)
- Slide Hampton: Dugsalmon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Terrelle Pryor: Michael Tolzmann, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Herman Dent: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Fitzsimmons: photo by Oliver F. Atkins, official photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marissa Moss: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons