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John Kasich
born 1952American politician and former television host
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Famous people · McKees Rocks
17 famous people were born in McKees Rocks, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American politician and former television host John Kasich, with articles in 42 languages. Billy Mays, the european-american salesperson, comes second, with Jeff Smith third. The largest group, 12, was born between 1920 and 1969. For every 10,000 residents the town has 29.4, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
John Kasich
in 42 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Joe Vitelli
Youngest
1998
Damar Hamlin
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about McKees Rocks’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When McKees Rocks’s famous people were born
The 1950s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What McKees Rocks is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, 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.
The best known
Born in McKees Rocks
Counted by languages, John Kasich is ahead of Billy Mays and Jeff Smith: 42, 38 and 14.
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Everyone else born in McKees Rocks
A further 14 follow, born between 1908 and 1998.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 2 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McKees Rocks 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 (8)
- John Kasich: Office of Ohio Governor John R. Kasich, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Mays: Sharese Ann Frederick from Purchase, N.Y., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Damar Hamlin: The White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Pinder Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Clements: Daniel Hartwig, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Kozar: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Warhol: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Musmanno: OMGUS Military Tribunal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons