#1Famous people · Tyrone
Tyrone’s famous people span 102 years: 5 births from 1871 to 1973
Articles in 9 languages make the American musician Fred Waring the best known. Behind the leader come Ethan Stiefel and Farran Zerbe. 3 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 9.3 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Fred Waring
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1871
Farran Zerbe
Youngest
1973
Ethan Stiefel
Most common field
Music
1 people
What stands out about Tyrone’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Tyrone’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 2.
MusicFilm, TV & StageNotablePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Tyrone
The three are covered in 9, 8 and 6 languages: Fred Waring, Ethan Stiefel and Farran Zerbe.
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What Tyrone is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Tyrone 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)
- Fred Waring: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Farran Zerbe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons