#1Famous people · Shippensburg
18 famous people were born in Shippensburg, most of them in the early republic
Most widely known is John Hamilton, the American actor, with articles in 11 languages. Second place goes to the union army general Samuel D. Sturgis, third to Emma Bugbee. Fewer than a quarter of the 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania with famous people list more. For every 10,000 residents the town has 32, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
John Hamilton
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1752
William Linn
Youngest
1995
Travis Ott
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Shippensburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Shippensburg’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageNotableFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Shippensburg
By how many languages cover them, John Hamilton comes first (11), then Samuel D. Sturgis (9) and Emma Bugbee (6).
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#3Writing & Arts
Emma Bugbee
1888–1981American sufffragist and journalist
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Known for
What Shippensburg is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 5 people.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Shippensburg
15 more names, born between 1752 and 1995.
George McLean Harper
1863–1947American Wordsworth scholar (1859 or 1860–1947)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Shippensburg 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 (8)
- John Hamilton: film screenshot (Warner Bros.), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel D. Sturgis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emma Bugbee: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Henderson: jshender, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Reeder: "Wichita Daily Beacon" (Wichita, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George McLean Harper: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Johnston: Western Biog. Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Linn: John Wesley Jarvis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons