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Famous people · Monroeville
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Monroeville
Articles in 6 languages make the American swimmer Melvin Nash the best known. The American baseball player and coach Ken Macha ranks second, ahead of Curtis Bray. Births since 1970 account for 4 of the names. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Melvin Nash
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1942
Dwain Painter
Youngest
1989
Sam Adonis
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Monroeville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Monroeville’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 2.
SportsMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Monroeville is known for
Monroeville has 2.5× the usual share of athletes.
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 Monroeville
Ranked by languages covered: Melvin Nash with 6, then Ken Macha with 5 and Curtis Bray with 3.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Monroeville
Still to come: 6 more, from 1942 to 1989.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Monroeville home
Born elsewhere, Sean Logan lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, the fullest list is Turtle Creek’s, at 7 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Monroeville 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 (5)
- Ken Macha: Spaluch1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John F. Sattler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Harper: Ernie Lively (photographer), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat McAfee: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norm Benning: Zach Catanzareti, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons