#13 famous people were born in Union City
At the top of the list is the American editor Daisy Bacon, covered in 6 languages. The next two names are Lynn St. John and Clyde O. DeLand. For every 10,000 residents the town has 10.4, while at least half the towns in Pennsylvania list nobody born there. Born in 1872, Clyde O. DeLand is the first name on record, and Daisy Bacon, born in 1898, the most recent.
Born in Union City
Writers and artists take two of the three places.
#1Lynn St. John
1876–1950American football, basketball, and baseball coach, college athletics administrator
#3What Union City is known for
Share of Union City’s famous people in each field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Union City 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)
- Daisy Bacon: W. Eugene Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde O. DeLand: 1866-1958. Frederick DeLand Leete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons