#1Famous people · Lock Haven
The 17 famous people born in Lock Haven, led by Alison Bechdel
With articles in 34 languages, Alison Bechdel is the most widely known. The next two names are John Sloan and Christina Hart. 7 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. The earliest on the list is Alexander McDonald, born in 1832, and the youngest Sam Lofton, born in 1992.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Alison Bechdel
in 34 Wikipedia languages
First
1832
Alexander McDonald
Youngest
1992
Sam Lofton
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Lock Haven
Two of the three are writers and artists.
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#3Through the years
When Lock Haven’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1890s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Lock Haven is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 1.7 times.
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 Lock Haven
Still to come: 14 more, from 1832 to 1992.
Haps Benfer
1893–1966American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college administrator
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A chosen home
Also called Lock Haven home
One more notable person made the town home: Albert Cole Hopkins.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lock Haven 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 (9)
- Alison Bechdel: 20Nasium26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Hart: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander McDonald: United States Senate Historical Office?, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Peck: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Gayley: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Sloan Dickey: Office for Emergency Management; Royden Dixon, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Poorman: Costello - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Cole Hopkins: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons