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Famous people · Uniontown

George Marshall leads the 43 famous people born in Uniontown

The American army officer and statesman George Marshall is written about in 105 languages. The largest group, 26, was born between 1920 and 1969. From Henry White Beeson to Tonya Hurley, the births on the list run from 1791 to 2000. 18 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.

#2 best knownMark T. EsperMilitary · born 1964
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Born here
43
notable people
Best known
George Marshall
in 105 Wikipedia languages
First
1791
Henry White Beeson
Youngest
2000
Tonya Hurley
Most common field
Sports
18 people

What stands out about Uniontown’s famous people

★ What stands out · The best known

Born in Uniontown

Two of the three are soldiers and sailors.

GM#1
Military

George Marshall

1880–1959

American army officer and statesman

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Mark T. Esper#2
Military

Mark T. Esper

born 1964

27th United States Secretary of Defense

37 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JC#3
Writing & Arts

John Dickson Carr

1906–1977

American writer

33 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Uniontown’s famous people were born

More were born in the 1940s than in any other decade: 13.

A new nationMills & railroadsThe American centuryToday18001850190019502000
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsNotableMilitaryFilm, TV & StageBusinessScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Uniontown is known for

Sports leads the fields, with 18 people.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Uniontown

Here are 40 more, born from 1791 to 2000.

BC

Bob Cowell

1924–1960

American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Navy officer

Thomas Ford

Thomas Ford

1800–1850

Politician 1800-1850

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James Lawson

James Lawson

1928–2024

American activist

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
Larry Pennell

Larry Pennell

1928–2013

American television and film actor

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GG

Gus Gerard

born 1953

American basketball player

JD

Jim Delligatti

1918–2016

American businessman

JC

John Carr

1793–1845

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
SS

Saul Swimmer

1936–2007

American film director

Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Tonya Hurley

Tonya Hurley

born 2000

American writer and director

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
CM

Chuck Muncie

1953–2013

Player of American football

WC

William Josiah Crow

1902–1974

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
HB

Henry White Beeson

1791–1863

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
LR

Lawrence Roberts

born 1941

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
LL

Leslie Labowitz-Starus

born 1946

American artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
GH

Gene Huey

born 1947

American football player and coach

HF

Harold H. Fisher

1901–2005

American architect

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
HW

Harry Wilhelm

1874–1944

American baseball player

MC

Mary Cirelli

1939–2025

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
PT

Princess Lida of Thurn and Taxis

1875–1965

German princess

SS

Sandy Stephens

1940–2000

Player of American and Canadian football

SS

Syd Solomon

1917–2004

American artist

Writing & ArtsWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Uniontown 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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