#1Famous people · Shenandoah
Most of the 22 famous people born in Shenandoah came into the world in the age of mills and railroads
Tommy Dorsey, the American big band leader and musician, is the most widely known, written about in 37 languages. Behind the leader come Jimmy Dorsey and Francis Brennan. Only 58 of the 976 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more. 8 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Tommy Dorsey
in 37 Wikipedia languages
First
1860
Abner Powell
Youngest
1949
Cynthia A. Maryanoff
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Shenandoah
Languages with an article: 37 for Tommy Dorsey, 26 for Jimmy Dorsey, 15 for Francis Brennan.
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Jimmy Dorsey
1904–1957American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Through the years
When Shenandoah’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 6 births.
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsMusicFaithFilm, TV & StageScience & MedicineBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Shenandoah is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is writers and artists, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Shenandoah
19 more, from 1860 to 1949.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Shenandoah home
Born elsewhere, Ivan Volansky lived here.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Mahanoy Township’s, with 16.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shenandoah 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 (12)
- Tommy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dorsey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darryl Ponicsan: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney Miller: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cynthia A. Maryanoff: Cynthia A. Maryanoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Morgan Davis: Photographer not identified in source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael F. Conry: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abner Powell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nellie King: Nellie_King_and_Steve_Blass.jpg: kingeroos derivative work: Delaywaves talk, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Joan Nielubowicz: Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Donald W. Lewis, U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Volansky: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Schertzinger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons