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Famous people · New Cumberland
4 famous people were born in New Cumberland
Most widely known is Stephen Zack, the American basketball player, with articles in 9 languages. Second place goes to the American actress Anna Chandler, third to Henrietta Valor. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 5.3 for every 10,000 residents. Only 247 of the 996 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Stephen Zack
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1884
Anna Chandler
Youngest
1992
Stephen Zack
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in New Cumberland
Two of the three are performers.
#2
#3Through the years
When New Cumberland’s famous people were born
The 1990s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What New Cumberland is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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 Cumberland
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Harrisburg has the most on record, with 36.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Cumberland 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 (3)
- Anna Chandler: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Valor: Tomtowey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Newt Gingrich: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons