#1Famous people · Old Forge
Most of the 12 famous people born in Old Forge came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Glynn Lunney, the NASA engineer, with articles in 13 languages. Only 116 of the 937 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 14 for every 10,000 residents. Born in 1872, Charles Bryant Drake is the first name on record, and Robert Nardelli, born in 1948, the most recent.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Glynn Lunney
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1872
Charles Bryant Drake
Youngest
1948
Robert Nardelli
Most common field
Music
2 people
The best known
Born in Old Forge
Two of the three are musicians.
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Rosalie Allen
1924–2003American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, columnist and television and radio host who was noted for her yodeling
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Through the years
When Old Forge’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1910s, with 3 people born in that decade.
MusicPolitics & LawMilitarySportsScience & MedicineFaithBusinessFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Old Forge is known for
2 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
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 Old Forge
9 more, 2 of them leaders.
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Of the towns nearby, Taylor lists the most people: 5.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Old Forge 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 (7)
- Glynn Lunney: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rosalie Allen: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Nardelli: Neshan Naltchayan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathie Wright: California State Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bryant Drake: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah Williams: Georg Pahl, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert K. Bender: Published in Albert K. Benders Book., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons