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Famous people · Monaca

7 famous people were born in Monaca, more of them athletes than in most towns

At the top of the list is the American anthropologist Mildred Trotter, covered in 7 languages. Bill Zopf and John Karcis follow. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. 2 of them were born since 1970.

#6 best knownRobert FosterSports · born 1994
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Mildred Trotter
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Hube Wagner
Youngest
2000
Michael Manzo
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents

What stands out about Monaca’s famous people

★ What stands out · Known for

What Monaca is known for

Set against the usual town, athletes come out 2 times as common.

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 Monaca

Athletes take two of the three places.

MT#1
Notable

Mildred Trotter

1899–1991

American anthropologist

7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
BZ#2
Sports

Bill Zopf

born 1948

American basketball player

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JK#3
Sports

John Karcis

1908–1973

American football player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Monaca’s famous people were born

No decade has more births than the 1890s, at 2.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Robert Foster
SportsNotablePolitics & Law

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Monaca

Another 4, 3 of them athletes.

BR

Bill Reigel

1932–1993

American college basketball player and coach

HW

Hube Wagner

1891–1979

American football player

Robert Foster

Robert Foster

born 1994

NFL Player for The Buffalo Bills

MM

Michael Manzo

born 2000

American activist

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
A chosen home

Also called Monaca home

Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Monaca, though born elsewhere.

BM

Bernhard Müller

1788–1834

German alchemist

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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, 3 have famous names listed.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monaca 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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