#1Famous people · Mount Jackson
2 famous people were born in Mount Jackson
Articles in 5 languages make the American politician Thomas Wharton Phillips the best known. The other is William McClelland, the American politician. Born in 1835, Thomas Wharton Phillips is the first name on record, and William McClelland, born in 1842, the most recent. Bethlehem’s 78 names make the longest list in Pennsylvania.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Wharton Phillips
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1835
Thomas Wharton Phillips
Youngest
1842
William McClelland
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Mount Jackson
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Mount Jackson 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 (2)
- Thomas Wharton Phillips: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William McClelland: S. H. Wentworth (Albany, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons