#1Famous people · Parkesburg
3 famous people call Parkesburg their birthplace
Jesse Matlack Baker, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 2 languages. Second and third on the list are John Miller and Pop Corkhill. Next door, the list for Sadsbury Township holds John Cochran. Over 55 years of births, the list goes from Jesse Matlack Baker (1854) to John Miller (1909).
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Jesse Matlack Baker
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1854
Jesse Matlack Baker
Youngest
1909
John Miller
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known
Born in Parkesburg
Languages with an article: 2 for Jesse Matlack Baker, 2 for John Miller, 2 for Pop Corkhill.
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What Parkesburg is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Parkesburg 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)
- Jesse Matlack Baker: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pop Corkhill: Goodwin & Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Cochran: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons