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John Frederick Hartranft
1830–1889United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · New Hanover Township
New Hanover Township counts 3 famous people, first among them John Frederick Hartranft
John Frederick Hartranft, the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient, is the most widely known, written about in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are John Hahn and Jacob Zern. Next door, the list for Pottsgrove holds Washington Gladden. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 2.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
John Frederick Hartranft
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1776
John Hahn
Youngest
1845
Jacob Zern
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in New Hanover Township
By how many languages cover them, John Frederick Hartranft comes first (10), then John Hahn (4) and Jacob Zern (1).
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Hanover Township 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 (2)
- John Frederick Hartranft: The original uploader was The Mystery Man at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Washington Gladden: Contemporary photograph, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons