#1Famous people · Middletown
10 famous people were born in Middletown, more of them leaders than in most towns
Most widely known is Bruce Manning Metzger, the American biblical scholar, with articles in 20 languages. The largest group, 3, was born in the age of mills and railroads. Fewer than a quarter of the 974 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.4, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Bruce Manning Metzger
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1773
Samuel Anderson
Youngest
1985
Jason Pelletier
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Middletown’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Middletown is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.4 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 Middletown
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Middletown’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1770s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Everyone else born in Middletown
7 more, from 1773 to 1985.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Middletown 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 (3)
- Bruce Manning Metzger: Charles Fields, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Donald Cameron: Matthew Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kremer: Drawings (Documentary) collection in the Library of Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons