#1Famous people · Wellsboro
9 famous people call Wellsboro their birthplace
The best known is the American actress Kathryn Crawford, with articles in 8 languages. From William A. Stone in 1846 to Mark Polonia in 1968, the births cover 122 years. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 26.2 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Kathryn Crawford
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1846
William A. Stone
Youngest
1968
Mark Polonia
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Wellsboro
Ranked by languages covered: Kathryn Crawford with 8, then William A. Stone with 7 and Ed Schieffelin with 6.
#1
#2Politics & Law
William A. Stone
1846–1920American politician, Pennsylvania
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Notable
Ed Schieffelin
1847–1897Prospector who discovered the Tombstone mining district
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Wellsboro’s famous people were born
The 1840s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
Politics & LawFilm, TV & StageSportsNotableBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Wellsboro is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 1.6 times as common.
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 Wellsboro
Here are 6 more, born from 1851 to 1968.
Mark Polonia
born 1968American film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wellsboro 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 (5)
- Kathryn Crawford: Film screenshot (Monogram Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Schieffelin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Horace Billings Packer: John W. Jordan, author. Lewis Historical Publishing Company (New York, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morton Shelley Bailey: Editors George E. Lewis and D. F. Stackelbeck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons