#1Famous people · Marcus Hook
5 famous people were born in Marcus Hook
At the top of the list is the American baseball player and coach Mickey Vernon, covered in 8 languages. The next two names are Curt Weldon and Bill Day. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 3 of them. The list runs from Bill Day, born in 1867, to Curt Weldon, born in 1947.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Mickey Vernon
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1867
Bill Day
Youngest
1947
Curt Weldon
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Marcus Hook
Ranked by languages covered: Mickey Vernon with 8, then Curt Weldon with 7 and Bill Day with 3.
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#3Through the years
When Marcus Hook’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 1 births.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Marcus Hook is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 2.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Marcus Hook
The rest number 2, with 2 leaders among them.
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Close by, the fullest list is Linwood’s: one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Marcus Hook 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)
- Mickey Vernon: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Weldon: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Day: Sporting Life, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Dutton MacDade: John T. Donahue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver Dimon Kellogg: Kanji Nakamura (1887-1932), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons