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Famous people · Waynesburg
18 famous people from Waynesburg, many of them leaders
Articles in 15 languages make the Olympic wrestler Coleman Scott the best known. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 47.2 for every 10,000 residents. The oldest name on the list belongs to Enos Hook, born in 1804, the newest to Coleman Scott, born in 1986. 4 were born in 1970 or later.
Born here
18
notable people
Best known
Coleman Scott
in 15 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
Enos Hook
Youngest
1986
Coleman Scott
Most common field
Politics & Law
7 people
What stands out about Waynesburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Waynesburg is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 1.9 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 Waynesburg
Coleman Scott leads with articles in 15 languages, ahead of Arthur I. Boreman (14) and Josh Koscheck (12).
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When Waynesburg’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 2 people born in that decade.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Waynesburg 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)
- Arthur I. Boreman: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Koscheck: Original uploader was East718 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill George: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John C. Knox: Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy E. Furman: Photographer not indicated in source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. R. Stockdale: Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Temple Bayard: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons