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Famous people · Vanderbilt

2 famous people call Vanderbilt their birthplace

At the top of the list is the lawyer and politician Anthony Cavalcante, covered in 4 languages. The list has one more: the player of American football Jim Braxton. The first birth on record is Anthony Cavalcante’s, in 1897, and the last Jim Braxton’s, in 1949. Across Pennsylvania, the lists cover 938 towns.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Anthony Cavalcante
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1897
Anthony Cavalcante
Youngest
1949
Jim Braxton
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
The best known

Born in Vanderbilt

AC#1
Politics & Law

Anthony Cavalcante

1897–1966

Lawyer and politician

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
JB#2
Sports

Jim Braxton

1949–1986

Player of American football

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