#1Famous people · Northumberland
15 famous people were born in Northumberland, more of them leaders than in most towns
Robert J. Walker, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. More than half were born in the early republic, 8 in all. Only 93 of the 988 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more. From Henry Frick in 1795 to Theodore Van Kirk in 1921, the births cover 126 years.
Born here
15
notable people
Best known
Robert J. Walker
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1795
Henry Frick
Youngest
1921
Theodore Van Kirk
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Northumberland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Northumberland’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1800s come out on top, with 3 births.
Politics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsNotableScience & MedicineSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Northumberland is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as soldiers and sailors, at 5.6 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 Northumberland
Robert J. Walker, Theodore Van Kirk and Daniel McFarlan Moore are written about in 22, 20 and 7 languages.
#1
#2Military
Theodore Van Kirk
1921–2014American Air Force navigator; recipient of the Silver Star
20 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Northumberland
Of the other 12, 4 are leaders.
Frederic A. Godcharles
1872–1944American author, historian, government official, soldier
Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Northumberland 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 (10)
- Robert J. Walker: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Van Kirk: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel McFarlan Moore: Moore Electric Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lewis D. Apsley: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Tracy Lee: Bill McKern, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Taggart Clark: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry L. Cake: probably Mathew Brady, but the name is not displayed in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Burke: Newsboy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Uzal Girard Ent: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Nesbitt: Goucher College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons