#1Famous people · Lower Burrell
3 famous people call Lower Burrell their birthplace
Pete Babando, the Canadian ice hockey player, is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. Second and third on the list are Stefan Lundberg and Leonard R. Olijar. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.6, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. Over the border in New Kensington, 19 names are on record, led by Stephanie L. Kwolek.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Pete Babando
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1925
Pete Babando
Youngest
1989
Stefan Lundberg
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Lower Burrell
Athletes take two of the three places.
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What Lower Burrell is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.
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New Kensington leads the towns around it, with 19 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lower Burrell 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 (6)
- Pete Babando: Produced by JD Charlie McCarthy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leonard R. Olijar: U.S. Dept. of the Treasury, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephanie L. Kwolek: Staff photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Evelyn Nesbit: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat McAfee: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Parker: Dartmouth College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons