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Famous people · State College
18 famous people were born in State College, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American football and soccer player Chris Bahr, covered in 10 languages. Close behind are George Forsythe and Guard Young. The earliest on the list is Mary Louisa Willard, born in 1898, and the youngest Michael Wentzel, born in 2002. The largest group, 8, was born between 1920 and 1969.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Chris Bahr
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1898
Mary Louisa Willard
Youngest
2002
Michael Wentzel
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
6
notable residents
What stands out about State College’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What State College is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as scientists and doctors, at 4.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When State College’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1950s, with 5 people born in that decade.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in State College
Athletes take two of the three places.
#2Science & Medicine
George Forsythe
1917–1972Stanford University computer scientist
9 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
GY#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in State College
The rest number 15, with 5 athletes among them.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called State College home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 6 in all, led by David Taylor.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is State College 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 (6)
- George Forsythe: Editors of Halcyon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tomasz Mrowka: Søren Fuglede Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Channing Crowder: Chrisjnelson at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Taylor: Noah Riffe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake Varner: Jake_Varner_2012b.jpg: Simon Q derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard B. Alley: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons