#1Famous people · Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe’s famous people span 109 years: 5 births from 1842 to 1951
Most widely known is Paul Vathis, the American photojournalist, with articles in 4 languages. Edward C. Kalbfus, the united States Navy admiral, comes second, with Charles Fracé third. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 3 in all. Only 222 of the 996 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Paul Vathis
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1842
Ezra H. Ripple
Youngest
1951
A.J. Petrucci
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Jim Thorpe
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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Through the years
When Jim Thorpe’s famous people were born
The 1920s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
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What Jim Thorpe is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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Everyone else born in Jim Thorpe
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jim Thorpe 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 (4)
- Paul Vathis: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward C. Kalbfus: U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra H. Ripple: Logan, Samuel Crothers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Snitsky: static, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons