#1Famous people · Nanticoke
17 famous people from Nanticoke, many of them leaders
Nick Adams, the American actor and screenwriter, is the most widely known, written about in 30 languages. The next two names are Paul Kanjorski and Pete Gray. The largest group, 9, was born between 1920 and 1969. Only 78 of the 973 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
17
notable people
Best known
Nick Adams
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1864
Stanley Henry Kunz
Youngest
1953
Jack Evans
Most common field
Sports
8 people
What stands out about Nanticoke’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Nanticoke is known for
Nanticoke has 2× the usual share of leaders.
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 Nanticoke
The three are covered in 30, 11 and 6 languages: Nick Adams, Paul Kanjorski and Pete Gray.
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#3Through the years
When Nanticoke’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 5 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Nanticoke
The rest number 14, with 7 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Nanticoke 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 (7)
- Nick Adams: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Kanjorski: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Gray: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Henry Kunz: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Bilko: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Piekarski: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Evans: dbking, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons