#1Science & Medicine
Joseph Rothrock
1839–1922U.S. botanist. mycologist, lichenologist & conservationist
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Famous people · McVeytown
A single famous person was born in McVeytown: Joseph Rothrock
Joseph Rothrock came into the world in 1839. That places their birth in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 5 languages. 976 towns across Pennsylvania can name a famous person born there.
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Joseph Rothrock
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
Joseph Rothrock
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is McVeytown 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.
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- Joseph Rothrock: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons