#1Famous people · Minersville
Minersville’s famous people span 108 years: 6 births from 1824 to 1932
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician George F. Brumm the best known. Behind the leader come Benjamin C. Christ and Bill Miller. George F. Brumm, the best known, was born in 1880. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,006 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
George F. Brumm
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1824
Benjamin C. Christ
Youngest
1932
William D. Hutchinson
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Minersville
George F. Brumm has articles in 5 languages, Benjamin C. Christ in 3 and Bill Miller in 2.
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#3Through the years
When Minersville’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Minersville is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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A further 3 follow, born between 1858 and 1932.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Minersville 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)
- George F. Brumm: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin C. Christ: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Miller: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons