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Famous people · Mifflintown

4 famous people call Mifflintown their birthplace

The best known is the American politician Joseph M. Belford, with articles in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Mugs Stump and Chal Port. The oldest name on the list belongs to Joseph M. Belford, born in 1852, the newest to Mugs Stump, born in 1949. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 984 towns.

#1 best knownJoseph M. BelfordPolitics & Law · 1852–1917
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Joseph M. Belford
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Joseph M. Belford
Youngest
1949
Mugs Stump
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Mifflintown

Counted by languages, Joseph M. Belford is ahead of Mugs Stump and Chal Port: 5, 2 and 1.

Joseph M. Belford#1
Politics & Law

Joseph M. Belford

1852–1917

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
MS#2
Notable

Mugs Stump

1949–1992

American rock climber

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
CP#3
Sports

Chal Port

1931–2011

American baseball coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Mifflintown’s famous people were born

The 1850s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Joseph M. Belford
Politics & LawNotableSportsScience & Medicine

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Known for

What Mifflintown is known for

Politics & Law leads the fields, with 1 people.

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 Mifflintown

1 more, best known first.

GE

G. Brooks Earnest

1902–1992

American academic

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mifflintown 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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