#1Famous people · Palmerton
Most of the 8 famous people born in Palmerton came into the world between 1920 and 1969
Most widely known is Jane Jensen, the video game designer, with articles in 15 languages. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 14.2 for every 10,000 residents. From Thomas P. Shoesmith to Daniel A. Dailey, the births on the list run from 1922 to 1969. Only 158 of the 984 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Jane Jensen
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1922
Thomas P. Shoesmith
Youngest
1969
Daniel A. Dailey
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Palmerton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Palmerton’s famous people were born
The 1920s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
SportsMilitaryFilm, TV & StageFaithPolitics & LawScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Palmerton
The three are covered in 15, 9 and 5 languages: Jane Jensen, Bill Mlkvy and Daniel A. Dailey.
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What Palmerton is known for
Sports leads the fields, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Palmerton
Still to come: 5 more, from 1922 to 1953.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Palmerton 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 (3)
- Jane Jensen: Guywelch2000, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel A. Dailey: U.S. Army photo by Monica King / Released, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rhett A. Hernandez: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons