#1Famous people · Montoursville
6 famous people were born in Montoursville
The best known is the American politician Garth Everett, with articles in 5 languages. Dick Barrett is second and John Gosse Freeze third. For every 10,000 residents the town has 12.7, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. The list runs from John Gosse Freeze, born in 1825, to Blaise Alexander, born in 1976.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Garth Everett
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1825
John Gosse Freeze
Youngest
1976
Blaise Alexander
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Montoursville
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Politics & Law
John Gosse Freeze
1825–1913Pennsylvanian lawyer and writer
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Montoursville’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1900s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Montoursville is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, 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.
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Everyone else born in Montoursville
Still to come: 3 more, from 1906 to 1976.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Montoursville 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)
- Garth Everett: Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Barrett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gosse Freeze: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons