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Famous people · Rosemont

4 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.

#1 best knownEleanora KnopfScience & Medicine · 1883–1974
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4
notable people
Best known
Eleanora Knopf
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
Caroline Peart
Youngest
1935
Robert F. Kelly
Most common field
Science & Medicine
1 people
The best known

Born in Rosemont

Three names lead: Eleanora Knopf (8 languages), Rae Crowther (4) and Robert F. Kelly (3).

Eleanora Knopf#1
Science & Medicine

Eleanora Knopf

1883–1974

American geologist

8 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Rae Crowther#2
Sports

Rae Crowther

1902–1980

American football player and coach

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RK#3
Politics & Law

Robert F. Kelly

born 1935

United States federal judge

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Rosemont’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1880s than in any other decade: 1.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American century185019001950Caroline PeartRae Crowther
Science & MedicineSportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts

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What Rosemont is known for

Scientists and doctors are the most numerous, 1 of them.

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Everyone else born in Rosemont

1 more, best known first.

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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.

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