#1Famous people · Media
John Billingsley tops a list of 19 famous people born in Media
At the top of the list is the American actor John Billingsley, covered in 29 languages. The next two names are Auston Trusty and Emma Vyssotsky. Between 1920 and 1969, 8 were born, the most of any period. 7 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
John Billingsley
in 29 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Emma Vyssotsky
Youngest
2000
Jonathan Bepler
Most common field
Sports
9 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Media’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Media’s famous people were born
The 1960s saw the most births of any decade: 5.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineMusicWriting & ArtsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Media
John Billingsley has articles in 29 languages, Auston Trusty in 28 and Emma Vyssotsky in 17.
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What Media is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.3 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 Media
16 more, from 1912 to 2000.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Media home
2 notable people born elsewhere made the town home, Lisa Raymond the best known.
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Around it, only Upper Providence Township has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Media 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)
- John Billingsley: Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Vyssotsky: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Conway: Ryan Byrne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lew Krausse, Jr.: Boston Red Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Martelli: Jeff Horne, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Johnson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Raymond: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Wanda Sykes: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cassin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons