#1Famous people · Towanda
Leaders stand out among the 18 famous people born in Towanda
Most widely known is Gregory La Cava, the American film director, with articles in 27 languages. Behind the leader come Andrew James Louis Brennan and Elise Mercur. The largest group, 8, was born in the early republic. Over 173 years of births, the list goes from James Tracy Hale (1810) to Ethan Kilmer (1983).
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Gregory La Cava
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1810
James Tracy Hale
Youngest
1983
Ethan Kilmer
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Towanda’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Towanda is known for
Towanda has 2.4× the usual share of leaders.
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 Towanda
Gregory La Cava has articles in 27 languages, Andrew James Louis Brennan in 9 and Elise Mercur in 7.
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#2Faith
Andrew James Louis Brennan
1877–1956American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
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#3Through the years
When Towanda’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1870s than in any other decade: 3.
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Everyone else born in Towanda
Still to come: 15 more, from 1810 to 1983.
Katharine Purvis
1842–1907American educator, political activist, orator, and hymn lyricist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Towanda 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)
- Gregory La Cava: Paramount Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew James Louis Brennan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elise Mercur: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. T. Lowe-Porter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Porter: Squyer's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Tracy Hale: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward T. Fairchild: Political Graveyard from Ann Arbor, MI, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Powell: Mathew B. Brady (d. 1896) or Levin C. Handy (d. 1932)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons