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Famous people · Summerville

3 famous people call Summerville their birthplace

Most widely known is Nathan Leroy Strong, the American politician, with articles in 5 languages. Second and third on the list are Summers Melville Jack and Ed Klepfer. Summers Melville Jack, born in 1852, is the earliest name and Ed Klepfer, born in 1888, the latest. No town in Pennsylvania lists more than Bethlehem, with 78.

#1 best knownNathan Leroy StrongPolitics & Law · 1859–1939
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Nathan Leroy Strong
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
Summers Melville Jack
Youngest
1888
Ed Klepfer
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known

Born in Summerville

Ranked by languages covered: Nathan Leroy Strong with 5, then Summers Melville Jack with 5 and Ed Klepfer with 3.

Nathan Leroy Strong#1
Politics & Law

Nathan Leroy Strong

1859–1939

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Summers Melville Jack#2
Politics & Law

Summers Melville Jack

1852–1945

American politician

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Ed Klepfer#3
Sports

Ed Klepfer

1888–1950

American baseball player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Summerville 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.

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