#1Science & Medicine
William Perry
born 1927American mathematician and businessman, former Secretary of Defense
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Famous people · Vandergrift
Leaders stand out among the 11 famous people born in Vandergrift
William Perry leads the list, covered in 33 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 8 of them. Births span 1903 to 1997, from James E. Willard to Jaira Burns. Only 123 of the 937 towns in Pennsylvania with anyone on record list more.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
William Perry
in 33 Wikipedia languages
First
1903
James E. Willard
Youngest
1997
Jaira Burns
Most common field
Politics & Law
4 people
What stands out about Vandergrift’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Vandergrift is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
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 Vandergrift
Counted by languages, William Perry is ahead of Jaira Burns and James E. Willard: 33, 14 and 3.
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Through the years
When Vandergrift’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1920s, with 5 births.
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The other 8 span the years 1922 to 1985.
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Close by, Allegheny Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Vandergrift 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 (7)
- William Perry: HELENE C. STIKKEL, CIV, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaira Burns: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Spaniel: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Mastrangelo: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lou Palatella: San Francisco 49ers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathan Parker: Dartmouth College, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Maida: MJCdetroit, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons