#1Famous people · Orwigsburg
Elisha Hoffman, born in 1839, is Orwigsburg’s famous person on record
Elisha Hoffman was born in 1839. That places their birth in the early republic. 5 languages have an article about them. The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 1,004 towns.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Elisha Hoffman
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1839
Elisha Hoffman
Most common field
Faith
1 people
The best known
Born in Orwigsburg
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Orwigsburg 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 (1)
- Elisha Hoffman: Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by J. H. Hall. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1914., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons