#1Famous people · Slatington
4 famous people were born in Slatington
The best known is the labor activist Anne Burlak, with articles in 3 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Charlie Johnson, third to George Hennessey. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 9.3 for every 10,000 residents. Births span 1885 to 1921, from Charlie Johnson to William Steckel.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Anne Burlak
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1885
Charlie Johnson
Youngest
1921
William Steckel
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Slatington
Anne Burlak, Charlie Johnson and George Hennessey are written about in 3, 3 and 3 languages.
#1CJ#2
GH#3
Through the years
When Slatington’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1910s, with 1 births.
Politics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Slatington is known for
The field with the most names is Politics & Law: 2.
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 Slatington
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Walnutport, at 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Slatington 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 (2)
- Anne Burlak: Communist Party USA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meredith Marakovits: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons