#1Sports
Dennis Stewart
1947–2022American professional basketball player
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Famous people · Steelton
13 famous people were born in Steelton, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Dennis Stewart, the American professional basketball player, with articles in 6 languages. Second place goes to the American journalist Orrin C. Evans, third to Walter M. Mumma. 6 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Only 107 of the 1,012 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Dennis Stewart
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1890
Walter M. Mumma
Youngest
1995
Ethan Cooper
Most common field
Sports
7 people
What stands out about Steelton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Steelton is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.5 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Steelton
Ranked by languages covered: Dennis Stewart with 6, then Orrin C. Evans with 5 and Walter M. Mumma with 4.
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When Steelton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1900s than in any other ten years, 5 in all.
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The rest number 10, with 6 athletes among them.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Steelton 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 (7)
- Dennis Stewart: Photographer not identified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orrin C. Evans: Orrin C. Evans, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter M. Mumma: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Litzenberg: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Sinkovitz: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Drayton: Video by Staff Sgt. Daryn Murphy, USAF, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Keefer: TV episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons