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Shane Douglas
born 1964American professional wrestler and promoter
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Famous people · New Brighton
15 famous people were born in New Brighton, most of them between 1920 and 1969
Shane Douglas, the American professional wrestler and promoter, is the most widely known, written about in 16 languages. The earliest on the list is L. B. Hanna, born in 1861, and the youngest John Burkett, born in 1964. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 26.9 for every 10,000 residents. 6 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Shane Douglas
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
L. B. Hanna
Youngest
1964
John Burkett
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about New Brighton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When New Brighton’s famous people were born
The 1960s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in New Brighton
By how many languages cover them, Shane Douglas comes first (16), then Fredric Hope (8) and Jack Clark (8).
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What New Brighton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 2 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 New Brighton
The other 12 span the years 1861 to 1964.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called New Brighton home
One more notable person made the town home: Sara Jane Lippincott.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Beaver Falls has the longest list next door: 28.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Brighton 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)
- Shane Douglas: Tabercil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Clark: Barry Colla, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- L. B. Hanna: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecil Brown: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Simpson Deitrick: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Francona: Lizwagner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Jane Lippincott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons