#14 famous people were born in Rosemont
Articles in 8 languages make the American geologist Eleanora Knopf the best known. Rae Crowther is second and Robert F. Kelly third. From Caroline Peart to Robert F. Kelly, the births on the list run from 1870 to 1935. For every 10,000 residents the town has 11.7, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born in Rosemont
Three names lead: Eleanora Knopf (8 languages), Rae Crowther (4) and Robert F. Kelly (3).
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#2When Rosemont’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 1.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Rosemont is known for
Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Rosemont
1 more, best known first.
Who’s the most famous person from Rosemont?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Rosemont’s most famous person is.
Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Rosemont.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rosemont 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 (4)
- Eleanora Knopf: U.S. Geological Survey - Public domain image, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rae Crowther: ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Peart: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Brennan: Mandee Johnson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

