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Famous people · North Braddock
Of the 8 famous people born in North Braddock, an unusual share are athletes
Clark Goff is the best known, with articles in 3 languages. The American football player Coley McDonough ranks second, ahead of Harry W. Colmery. 5 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Born in 1890, Harry W. Colmery is the first name on record, and Steve Breaston, born in 1983, the most recent.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Clark Goff
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Harry W. Colmery
Youngest
1983
Steve Breaston
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about North Braddock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What North Braddock is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.8 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in North Braddock
Two of the three are athletes.
CM#2
#3Politics & Law
Harry W. Colmery
1890–1979National Commander of The American Legion from 1936 to 1937
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Through the years
When North Braddock’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1910s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & Arts
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Everyone else born in North Braddock
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Around it, Braddock has the most people on record, 29 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is North Braddock 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 (8)
- Harry W. Colmery: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Breaston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fran Rogel: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John T. Koehler: Bigmacthealmanac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lousaka Polite: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Knight: The Owl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael F. Doyle: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Louise Rasmuson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons