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Famous people · Narberth

7 famous people come from Narberth, John Hickenlooper the best known

Best known of all is John Hickenlooper, written about in 35 languages. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. For every 10,000 residents the town has 15.5, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.

#1 best knownJohn HickenlooperPolitics & Law · born 1952
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
John Hickenlooper
in 35 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Eleanor Mary Mellon
Youngest
1992
Kylie Kelce
Most common field
Writing & Arts
3 people

What stands out about Narberth’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Narberth’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 3.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000John Hickenlooper
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableMilitarySports

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

The best known

Born in Narberth

The three are covered in 35, 3 and 2 languages: John Hickenlooper, Kylie Kelce and Eleanor Mary Mellon.

John Hickenlooper#1
Politics & Law

John Hickenlooper

born 1952

American politician, businessman, 42nd governor of Colorado, and U.S. senator

35 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
KK#2
Notable

Kylie Kelce

born 1992

American social media personality

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
EM#3
Writing & Arts

Eleanor Mary Mellon

1894–1979

American artist, 1894-

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Narberth is known for

Set against the usual town, writers and artists come out 4.2 times as common.

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 Narberth

4 more, 2 of them writers and artists.

LL

Laurence Lafore

1917–1985

American historian

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
PS

Pug Southerland

1911–1949

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

BD

Beck Dorey-Stein

born 1986

Former White Hoiuse Stenographer

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
GH

George Hansell

1911–1998

American football and track coach

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Famous people from the towns next door

The best known from each town bordering Narberth.

From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Narberth 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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