#1Famous people · Monessen
Most of the 23 famous people born in Monessen came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Articles in 63 languages make the American rapper Coolio the best known. Fewer than a quarter of the 938 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents the town has 33.9, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. The list runs from Beatrice M. Murphy, born in 1908, to Charel Allen, born in 1986.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Coolio
in 63 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Beatrice M. Murphy
Youngest
1986
Charel Allen
Most common field
Sports
10 people
What stands out about Monessen’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Monessen
Languages with an article: 63 for Coolio, 61 for Christian B. Anfinsen, 10 for Blanche Thebom.
#1
#2Science & Medicine
Christian B. Anfinsen
1916–1995American biochemist
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#3Through the years
When Monessen’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 6.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineFaithNotableWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Monessen is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is musicians, 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.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Monessen
20 more names, born between 1908 and 1986.
Al Troth
1930–2012NotableWikipedia ↗
Steve Belichick
1919–2005American football player, coach, and scout, basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monessen 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 (8)
- Coolio: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christian B. Anfinsen: Hubbard, Edward A.; National Institutes of Health, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blanche Thebom: S. Hurok-Hurok Attractions-concert promoter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Benjamin: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Veronica DiCarlo Wicker: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosamonde Safier: Yalebands, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Kotys: Bkotys, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Austin Murphy: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons