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Famous people · Murrysville

5 famous people were born in Murrysville from 1828 to 1991

Eli Evankovich leads the list, covered in 2 languages. The American judge Josiah Given ranks second, ahead of Dave Tallant. Most were born since 1970: 3 of them. 3 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.

#5 best knownSteve MearsSports · born 1980
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Eli Evankovich
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1828
Josiah Given
Youngest
1991
Sean Hickey
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents

What stands out about Murrysville’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Murrysville’s famous people were born

The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

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SportsPolitics & Law

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

The best known

Born in Murrysville

Two of the three are leaders.

EE#1
Politics & Law

Eli Evankovich

born 1982

Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

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JG#2
Politics & Law

Josiah Given

1828–1908

American judge

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DT#3
Sports

Dave Tallant

1896–1948

American-football player

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for

What Murrysville is known for

No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.7 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 Murrysville

Of the other 2, 2 are athletes.

SH

Sean Hickey

born 1991

American football player

A chosen home

Also called Murrysville home

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

CO

Candace Otto

born 1980

American model

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Famous people from the towns next door

Of the towns nearby, Monroeville lists the most people: 9.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Murrysville 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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