#1Famous people · Lawrenceville
3 famous people call Lawrenceville their birthplace
The best known is the American politician Hosea H. Rockwell, with articles in 3 languages. Close behind are Carl Nery and Ray Tompkins. Born in 1840, Hosea H. Rockwell is the first name on record, and Carl Nery, born in 1917, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Pennsylvania belongs to Bethlehem, with 78.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Hosea H. Rockwell
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
Hosea H. Rockwell
Youngest
1917
Carl Nery
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Lawrenceville
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Lawrenceville is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrenceville 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 (1)
- Hosea H. Rockwell: Ausburn Towner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons