#1Famous people · Penn Hills
George Karl, born in 1951, is Penn Hills’ famous person on record
In 1951, the American basketball player and coach George Karl was born. That places their birth between 1920 and 1969. Their name appears in articles in 20 languages. Over the border in Wilkinsburg, 25 names are on record, led by Paul Taylor.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
George Karl
in 20 Wikipedia languages
First
1951
George Karl
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Penn Hills
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Penn Hills 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 (5)
- George Karl: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Taylor: The original uploader was Noirish at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Warhol: Bernard Gotfryd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Foresman Schoch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat McAfee: FanDuel, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons