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Famous people · Plymouth
Leaders stand out among the 18 famous people born in Plymouth
The best known is the field hockey player Regina Buggy, with articles in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Frank Comerford Walker and Arthur James. 9 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Regina Buggy
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1808
Hendrick Bradley Wright
Youngest
1963
Jimmy Harnen
Most common field
Sports
9 people
What stands out about Plymouth’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Plymouth is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Plymouth
Leaders take two of the three places.
#2
#3Through the years
When Plymouth’s famous people were born
The 1880s alone account for 4 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Plymouth
The other 15 span the years 1808 to 1963.
No one matches both filters.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Larksville has the most on record, with 4.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Plymouth 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 (6)
- Frank Comerford Walker: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur James: Arthur H. James for Governor campaign (Harrisburg, PA)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hendrick Bradley Wright: Brady-Handy Photograph Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Woodward Davenport: Shireenblair, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin James: Pschleck, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Connor McGovern: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons