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Famous people · New Wilmington

2 famous people call New Wilmington their birthplace

The best known is the American baseball player Paul Minner, with articles in 2 languages. The only other name is the American football player and coach John McLaughry. Paul Minner, born in 1923, is the youngest, and John McLaughry, born in 1917, the first on record. Across Pennsylvania, 1,012 towns list someone born there.

#1 best knownPaul MinnerSports · 1923–2006
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Paul Minner
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1917
John McLaughry
Youngest
1923
Paul Minner
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in New Wilmington

Paul Minner#1
Sports

Paul Minner

1923–2006

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JM#2
Sports

John McLaughry

1917–2007

American football player and coach

1 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is New Wilmington 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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